Stories
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Why the 1918 Spanish flu defied both memory and imagination
The Black Death, AIDS and Ebola outbreaks are part of our collective cultural memory, but the Spanish flu outbreak has not been.
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Unravelling genetic origins from the potato to cinchona
Starting with the humble potato, Nataly Allasi Canales reveals how researchers unearth the genetic origins of modern plant varieties, and explains why their work is so important for biodiversity.
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The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
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The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: Kidd-Kramer
Date: 1794 - 1953Reference: MS.8898- Books
Die mesopotamische Medizin aus ärztlicher Sicht / Martha Haussperger.
Haussperger, Martha, 1925-Date: 2012- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
Post-operative view of 82-year old man with cancer: detail sketch after excision of pinna, meatus and surrounding skin of ear. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1957.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1957Reference: 35925iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Rodent ulcer in an 82-year old man with cancer: (a) detail sketch of ulcer on left tagus and flat scabby ulceration above external auditory meatus with (b) inset to show ulceration behind ear, pinna pulled forward. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1957.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1957Reference: 35829iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.