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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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Devilry and doom in 1666

Disastrous events and a significant combination of numbers signalled the end – or perhaps a new beginning – in 1666. But for some, this feverish period fuelled unprecedented inventiveness and development.

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Rediscovering Margaret Louden, a forgotten NHS hero

Bored during lockdown, David Jesudason started bin diving at night. Then a chance discovery set him on a new path: to tell the story of a forgotten female surgeon.

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  • St Paul's School, London, England. Etching (on left).
  • Old St Paul's School, London, England. Etching (on right).
  • People strolling and buying plague antidotes in old St Paul's Cathedral, London. Etching by J. Franklin.
  • St Paul's School, London, England. Etching by Owen after J.P. Neale, 1814.
  • St Paul's School, London, England. Etching by W. Deeble after T.H. Shepherd, 1827.
  • London seen from the dome of St Paul's Cathedral at the opening of New London Bridge. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the south-west corner of the Gibbs courtyard, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral seen behind. Wood engraving.
  • The funeral of the Duke of Wellington in St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1852. Lithograph by A. Maclure.
  • Coldbath Fields Prison, London: view from the north west to the south east, with St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Engraving, 1798.
  • Coldbath Fields Prison, London: view from the north west to the south east, with St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Engraving, 1798.
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