Stories
- Article
The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
- Article
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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Audrey in the world
As the collection is fully catalogued, the archive is opened up to the public. A feature film about Audrey premieres, and Audrey gets her own Wikipedia page, so people can learn about her. For archivist Elena, it’s time to step back.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
Catalogue
- Books
Women in the history of science : a sourcebook / edited by Hannah Wills, Sadie Harrison, Erika Jones, Farrah Lawrence-Mackey and Rebecca Martin.
Date: 2023- Archives and manuscripts
Dr. Beulah Bewley
Date: 1986Reference: PP/DAL/B/1/4Part of: Dally, Ann Gwendolen, and Dally, Peter John- Archives and manuscripts
Hall, Marshall (1790-1857), English physician and neurophysiologist
Hall, Marshall, 1790-1857Date: 1830 - 1855Reference: MS.8780- Books
- Online
Republic of women : rethinking the republic of letters in the seventeenth century / Carol Pal.
Pal, CarolDate: 2012- Books
A life force in life science : discovering Ida MacLean / Penny Freedman.
Freedman, PenelopeDate: 2020