Stories
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy
With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.
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Dating on dopamine
Drug treatment for Parkinson’s can come with an unwanted side serving of compulsive behaviour, as Pete Langman discovered. Read about his dating journey in a dopamine cloud.
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The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera. Box 35.
- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera. Box 97.
- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera : Pre-1850. Box 1.
- Ephemera
Holloway's pills : famous as a restorative to health, famous as an invigorator of the system, famous for the cure of all disorders of the liver and stomach, most famous in curing all disorders incidental to women and children... / Thomas Holloway.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera. Box 81.