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From chef’s whites to medical scrubs

Meet the machinists who have rapidly switched from making clothing for hospitality staff to uniforms for hospital workers.

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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain

After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.

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Printing the body

The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.

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  • Indian (?) staff packing medical supplies. Photograph, 1900/1920 (?).
  • Boer War: soldiers checking the contents of crates of medical supplies. Halftone, c.1900.
  • India: carts of medical supplies unloaded outside a laboratory. Watercolour by E. Schwarz-Lenoir, 1915/1935 (?).
  • With the compliments of Evans Medical Supplies Ltd : Speke. Liverpool 19 & 50 Bartholomew Close. London EC1.
  • Boer War: a busy field hospital storeroom with baskets of Red Cross medical supplies. Charcoal drawing by P. Spence.
  • A beach in the Dardanelles with soldiers unloading medical supplies from a ship to Red Cross trucks. Colour halftone after N. Wilkinson, 1915.
  • The British medical almanack, 1838; with a supplement / Edited by William Farr.
  • The British medical almanack, 1838; with a supplement / Edited by William Farr.
  • Annual report of the Local Government Board. Supplement containing the report of the Medical Officer.
  • A medical practitioner examining urine supplied by a patient in bed. Oil painting by a follower of E. van Heemskerck.
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