Stories
- Article
The case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
- Article
We need less ‘sickle cell warriors’ and more allies
Rejecting the epithet “warrior”, Cheryl Telfer describes the pervasive effect sickle cell disease has on her life, and calls for more people to donate blood to help sicklers.
- Article
A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
- Book extract
My important, ridiculous nose
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Borofax (for chapped skin)
Date: 1950 - 1952Reference: WF/M/PL/037Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Sporins - General
Date: 1972-1979Reference: WF/M/PL/289Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
- Online
Further report on aseptic and septic surgical cases : with special reference to the infection from the skin / by C.B. Lockwood.
Lockwood, Charles Barrett, 1856-1914.Date: 1894- Books
The vagina bible : the vulva and the vagina - separating the myth from the medicine / Dr Jen Gunter.
Gunter, JenDate: 2019- Books
Infection.
Date: 1981