Stories
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Medics and the bomb
Would a nuclear attack on the UK overwhelm the NHS? At the height of the Cold War, despite government optimism, medics predicted doom.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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The first seizure
Historian Aparna Nair had her first seizure when she was 11. Here she recalls that first time, and how other people’s reactions are sometimes the most disturbing part about having a seizure.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Burroughs Wellcome & Co Product Leaflets: Carbochal - Kepler
Date: 1950s-1960sReference: WF/M/GB/40/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
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A patient dismayed at his doctor's advice not to drink any alcohol while recovering from a cold. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1875.
Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896.Date: 1875Reference: 13815i- Pictures
A man ill with a cold, wrapped in blankets as his servant attempts to give him a steam bath. Wood engraving.
Reference: 11901i- Pictures
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An abstract white-washed figure with a red dot at its centre; a painting by Christian P. c/o the Bavarian AIDS Foundation; an appeal for donations to help those affected by AIDS. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 674279i- Archives and manuscripts
Common Cold Unit
Date: 1914-2000Reference: PP/TYR/APart of: Tyrrell, David (1925-2005)