Stories
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Medics, migration and the NHS
In the 1960s the NHS became Britain’s biggest employer. So to help fill all those jobs, the government brought in thousands of workers from abroad.
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Diagnosing the past
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.
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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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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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An address delivered at the fourth anniversary meeting of the Birmingham Medical Debating Society, and published at the request of its members / by Peyton Blakiston.
Blakiston, Peyton, 1801-1878.Date: 1837- Books
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Some debatable questions and how to solve them : an address delivered at the opening of the session, 1883-4, before the Birmingham and Edgbaston Debating Society / by Sampson Gamgee.
Gamgee, Sampson, 1828-1886.Date: 1883- Archives and manuscripts
Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987)
Medawar, Sir Peter Brian, FRS, OM (1915-1987) Medical Scientist; Nobel LaureateDate: 1937-1991Reference: PP/PBM- Archives and manuscripts
Abortion Law Reform Association
Abortion Law Reform AssociationDate: 1930s-2000sReference: SA/ALR- Archives and manuscripts
Health Visitors' Association
Health Visitor's AssociationDate: 1902-1990Reference: SA/HVA