Stories
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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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When self-deception becomes global hoax
Being deceived isn’t always a case of believing someone else’s lie. Experiments have shown that many of us can be manipulated into accepting our own fictions as true.
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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
Catalogue
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Acute appendicitis in a twenty-two year old man: detail showing extremely thick walls and tip which was adhered to colon. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1953.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1953Reference: 34848iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Reynaud's phenomenon in a 42-year old woman with ergotism: detail of feet (a) in cold extremity after course of priscol and (b) toes when warm. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1950.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1950Reference: 33835iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Reynaud's phenomenom in a 42-year old woman with ergotism: detail of feet (a) in cold extremity and (b) two minutes after injection, showing the pausing of purple discolouration. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1950.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1950Reference: 33774iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Polyarteritis nodosa in a 50-year old man with burning sensation in his feet: sections of (a) pancreas, (b) kidney and (c) testicle showing extreme dilation and infarction due to necrosis and exudation, with formations of inflammatory nodules. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1954.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1954Reference: 35306iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Left mixed paratoid tumour in a female patient: sketch showing swelling in cheek. Pen and ink drawing by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1954.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1954Reference: 35353iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.