Stories
- Article
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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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
- 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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Royal Colleges
Date: 1967Reference: SA/MWF/C.114/19Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Royal Colleges Lists
Date: 1959-1962Reference: PP/CMW/D.13/22-24Part of: Lord Moran (Charles McMoran Wilson) (1882-1977): archives- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Royal Colleges
Date: 1980-1982Reference: SA/ASH/J/29Part of: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)- Archives and manuscripts
Recommendations by Royal Colleges
Date: 1951-1961Reference: PP/CMW/D.12/1-3Part of: Lord Moran (Charles McMoran Wilson) (1882-1977): archives- Archives and manuscripts
"Schools and Colleges"
Date: 1988-1992Reference: ART/AFH/A/19/7Part of: Arts for Health: archive