Stories
- Article
The secret sting of cystitis
Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.
- Article
We need less ‘sickle cell warriors’ and more allies
Rejecting the epithet “warrior”, Cheryl Telfer describes the pervasive effect sickle cell disease has on her life, and calls for more people to donate blood to help sicklers.
- Article
On contagion
Reading descriptions of the way humans become infested by parasitic flatworms, Daisy Lafarge experienced painful physical symptoms. Perhaps the very creature she was studying had invaded her body.
- Article
Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability
By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Polytrim (for eye infections)
Date: c.1988Reference: WF/M/PL/245Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
[Press Adverts] - Veterinary
Cooper McDougall & Robertson LtdDate: 1958 - 1966Reference: WF/C/M/GB/A/05Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Otosporin (for bacterial infections)
Date: 1958-1986Reference: WF/M/PL/220Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd
- Digital Images
- Online
Chinese C18 woodcut: External eye - Infected eyelids
- Film
The eyes have it.
Date: 1934