Stories
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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Heating up and drying out
Menopause doesn’t have to signify old age, but when your body feels like it’s letting you down, it’s hard not to believe that your useful life may be over.
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Bleeding healthy
For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.
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The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
Catalogue
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Spinney, Augustine
Spinney, AugustineDate: early 16th century - mid 17th centuryReference: MS.757- Books
Migraine : a history / Katherine Foxhall.
Foxhall, KatherineDate: 2019- Videos
The history of paediatric surgery.
Date: 1980- Books
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An address delivered at the annual meeting of the Bath and Bristol District Branch of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, held at Bath, June 29th, 1854 / by John Smith Soden.
Soden, John Smith, 1780-1863.Date: 1854- Archives and manuscripts
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Petrus Hispanus, Thesaurus pauperum, in Italian
Petrus HispanusDate: 1451Reference: MS.617