Stories
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- Article
The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
- Article
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.
- Article
A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
Catalogue
- Student dissertations
Missionary medicine in China and its role in spreading the Gospel / Ben Shorten.
Shorten, Ben.Date: 1989- Archives and manuscripts
Missionary School of Medicine
Date: 03 Jan 1980 - 06 Oct 1981Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/20Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Archives and manuscripts
Missionary School of Medicine
Date: 11 Mar 1982 - 20 Oct 1982Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/21Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Archives and manuscripts
Missionary School of Medicine
Date: 18 Mar 1978 - 26 Jun 1979Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/18Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Archives and manuscripts
Missionary School of Medicine
Date: [1980s]Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/27Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science