Stories
- Article
The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
- Article
Vaccinating a community, saving lives
Doctor Jane Harvey always goes the extra mile to care for her patients, and in recent months that’s extended to huge efforts to save lives with her coronavirus vaccination push.
- Book extract
Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs
In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Article - Crichton Royal Hospital Children's Unit
Date: c.1954Reference: DGH1/3/6/4Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Newspaper Clipping - Centre for Hanicapped Children, Castle Douglas
Date: 16 June 1956Reference: DGH1/3/6/8Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Presentation - Occupational Therapy in the Children's Unit, Crichton Royal
Date: c.1953Reference: DGH1/3/6/3Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Order of Service - Service of Introduction
Date: 14 July 1977Reference: DGH1/3/5/6Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Order of Service - Service of Introduction
Date: 3 November 1987Reference: DGH1/3/5/10Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital