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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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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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Beating the bodysnatchers

When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.

  • Interview

How to design an HIV awareness campaign

Using carefully crafted, colourful graphics is one public health team’s creative approach.

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  • Historical account of Charing Cross Hospital and Medical School (University of London) : original plan and statutes, rise and progress; founded 1818; with which is included some account of the origin of the other hospitals and schools in London / [William Hunter].
  • University College Hospital, London: resident medical officers; the group includes Sir Victor Horsley. Photograph, ca. 1960, of an original photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Medical students of an Australian college (Melbourne Medical School?): class portrait. Photograph, 1909.
  • Leeds School of Medicine, Yorkshire: with a floor plan. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1865, after G. Corson.
  • Merchant Tailors' School, Suffolk Lane, London: facade. Etching by Sheppard, 1815, after himself.
  • An account of the Veterinary College, from its institution in 1791 / [Compiled by W. Mounsher, possibly assisted by G. Penn].
  • Browning's spectroscopes : spectrum apparatus for the microscope ... / John Browning.
  • Browning's spectroscopes : spectrum apparatus for the microscope ... / John Browning.
  • Licensed victuallers' school, Kennington, London. Engraving.
  • King's College (London) medical students visiting the Parke, Davis & Co. Laboratories, Hounslow. Photograph, 1927.
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