Stories
- Article
The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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Pain and the power of touch
As a new physiotherapist, Fiona Murphy quickly learned that her patients’ pain was unpredictable and very personal. But using the right words became the key to helping them.
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When depression is worse than physical illness
Chronic physical illnesses can be accompanied by troubling depressive symptoms. Elly Aylwin-Foster urges doctors to treat every aspect of her condition with the same care.
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Book design, dissected
Gwen Smith talks to art director Peter Dyer about imagery, colour, type and staying true to the pages within.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Medicine Chests
Date: 19th centuryReference: WA/HMM/CM/Col/106Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
Explorers: Shackleton Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Medicine Chests
Date: c.1914Reference: WF/M/I/PR/E47Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Universal Exposition, St. Louis, USA Diploma for Grand Prize. For Medicine Chests, Medical Equipments.
Date: 1904Reference: WF/M/C/269Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville. Diploma of Excellence with Silver Medal. For Tabloids, Medicine Chests and Cases.
Date: 1897Reference: WF/M/C/100Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
American Exhibition, London. Certificate of Award. For Congo Medicine Chests, valoid fluid extracts and hypodermic pocket cases.
Date: 1887Reference: WF/M/C/21Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd