Stories
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Dutch & Flemish Receipt-Books, 16th century
Date: c. 1575Reference: MS.640- Archives and manuscripts
Astronomy: 16th cent.
Date: c. 1531Reference: MS.102- Archives and manuscripts
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Collection of medical tracts in verse and prose, mostly in Middle English (Leech-Books, III)
Date: Early 15th century - late 16th centuryReference: MS.406- Archives and manuscripts
Christophorus Parisiensis
Parisiensis, ChristophorusDate: Late 16th century - early 17th centuryReference: MSS.192-193- Archives and manuscripts
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Medical miscellany in Italian and Latin (Miscellanea Medica XXV)
Date: Late 15th century - Early 16th CenturyReference: MS.551