Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
- Article
Pain, politics and the power of photography
Art historian Giulia Smith explains what she most admires in the work of Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery, and how their approach makes illness political.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
Catalogue
- Books
Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty / Patrick Radden Keefe.
Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-Date: 2021- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 9
Date: May 1905 - Feb 1906Reference: WF/E/01/01/09Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
George Teeling Smith
Date: 25 Oct 2001Reference: WF/M/AV/O/03/22Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
Chickenizing farms & food : how industrial meat production endangers workers, animals, and consumers / Ellen K. Silbergeld.
Silbergeld, Ellen K.Date: 2016