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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist

Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.

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The art of scientific glassblowing

Exciting things happen when art, craft, engineering and science collide. Glassblower Gayle Price is proof of that.

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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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  • Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Photogravure by Barclay Bros., 1902.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • Heriot Watt formerly Edinburgh School of Arts College.
  • Royal College of Physicians, London. Engraving.
  • Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
  • Medical transactions / Royal College of Physicians of London.
  • History of the Edinburgh Veterinary College / [O. Charnock Bradley].
  • History of the Edinburgh Veterinary College / [O. Charnock Bradley].
  • Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall, exterior.
  • Plan of Edinburgh showing the Town's College, marled W, 1647.
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