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Medics and the bomb

Would a nuclear attack on the UK overwhelm the NHS? At the height of the Cold War, despite government optimism, medics predicted doom.

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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist

Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.

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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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Graphic battles in pharmacy

James Morison’s campaign against the medical establishment inspired a wave of caricatures mocking his quack medicine.

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  • Medical Graduates' College, Chenies Street
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi: the front of the college. Photograph, 1921.
  • Medical students of an Australian college (Melbourne Medical School?): class portrait. Photograph, 1909.
  • Medical transactions / Royal College of Physicians of London.
  • The Resident Medical Officers at Univerity College Hospital.
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi: the entrance to the college from inside. Photograph, 1921.
  • Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City. Wood engraving.
  • Homeopathic Hospital Medical College, New York City. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi: pharmacy. Photograph, 1921.
  • The new medical college hospital, Calcutta, India. Wood engraving, 1853.
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