Stories
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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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Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
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Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
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Europe, France - Medicine and Surgery
Date: 1937Reference: WA/HMM/SJ/10Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
The first bio-medical revolution : the slow shaping of microbiology, France / Claire Salomon-Bayet.
Salomon-Bayet, Claire.Date: 1990- Archives and manuscripts
Objects: Medicine Cases [Numbered] Folder 20 = 709-716 - 'Tabloid' First Aid
Date: c.1890-c.1940Reference: WF/M/I/PR/O01/20Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
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Seven clergymen watch as a physician bathes the feet of a sick, aristocratic lady; suggesting the uncertainty of the clergy faced with the ousting of the aristocracy in France. Coloured etching by S.J., 1791.
S. J.Date: 1791Reference: 15873i- Archives and manuscripts
Midwifery: France, Provence
Date: 1785-1786Reference: MS.3543