Stories
- Article
Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test
The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.
- Article
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.
- Article
Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain
After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.
- Article
How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
'The antiglobulin test', lecture to American Association of Blood Banks, 1976
Date: 1976Reference: PP/STR/C.38Part of: Fred Stratton D.Sc. (1913-2001)- Archives and manuscripts
'The antiglobulin test', lecture to Japanese Blood Transfusion Society, June 1980
Date: 1980Reference: PP/STR/C.73Part of: Fred Stratton D.Sc. (1913-2001)- Books
Blood ptosis : a test of vasomotor efficiency / by C. Ward Crampton.
Crampton, C. Ward (Charles Ward), 1877-1964.Date: [1913?]- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Research notes and correspondence (including mention of Kell baby, application of AHG test, Rh antiglobulin test)
Date: Sep 1945Reference: SA/BGU/F.13/1Part of: Medical Research Council Blood Group Unit (1935-1995)- Archives and manuscripts
Blood Test Results for Down's Syndrome Patients
Date: 1959Reference: PENROSE/2/44/2/2Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers