Stories
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The secret sting of cystitis
Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.
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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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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Maladaptive daydreaming, gender myths and me
Can you daydream too much? Excessive daydreamer Laura Grace Simpkins reflects on studies into “maladaptive daydreaming” and asks why so few fellow dreamers seem to be men.
Catalogue
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Ādivāsi dāvādūrī = Tribal medicine / compiled by Marie DS̓ouza.
D'Souza, Marie.Date: 1996- Books
Missionaries and their medicine : a Christian modernity for tribal India / David Hardiman.
Hardiman, David.Date: 2008- Archives and manuscripts
Dartford Photographic Prints
Date: c1843 - c 1994Reference: WF/M/I/PRPart of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
A picture of health? : a review and annotated bibliography of the health of young people in developing countries.
Date: [1995], ©1995- Archives and manuscripts
Press Adverts - Dips and Livestock Remedies
Cooper McDougall & Robertson LtdDate: Mar 1930 - 12 Jan 1943Reference: WF/C/M/GB/A/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd