Stories
- Article
Chemical highs and psychedelic research
Could recreational drugs make you happy? Kate Wilkinson explores why keen clubber Simon believes taking psychedelics has helped him develop as a person.
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The unimprovable white cane
Recent technological additions to the white cane aim to make the world easier for visually impaired people to navigate. Alex Lee explores whether new is really better.
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Dyslexia and its misconceptions
Overcoming common myths about dyslexia only adds to the challenges of growing up with the condition. Madeleine Morley, who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged eight, goes into myth-busting mode and shares her personal experiences.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection
Royal Army Medical CorpsDate: 17th century - 20th centuryReference: RAMC- Books
Self reliance and the changing physician-patient relationship in nineteenth and twentieth century America / Todd L. Savitt.
Savitt, Todd Lee, 1943-Date: 1995- Books
America's botanico-medical movements : vox populi / Alex Berman, Michael A. Flannery.
Berman, Alex, 1914-2000.Date: [2001], ©2001- Books
Medizinische Gewalt : Elektrotherapie, elektrischer Stuhl und psychiatrische "Elektroschocktherapie" in den USA, 1890-1950 / Markus Hedrich.
Hedrich, MarkusDate: 2014- Books
Biographical notes from the history of nutrition. Stanley Rossiter Benedict - March 17, 1884-December 21, 1936.
Date: 1955