Stories
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
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Beating the bodysnatchers
When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.
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Do good mothers make good democracy?
To be psychologically fit for democracy, one distinguished paediatrician argued that you need a ‘good enough mother’ – and that we must acknowledge the bad side of our feelings.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Easterbrook, C. C. - Notes on a Visit in 1913 to some Mental Hospitals and Clinics in the United States of America and Canada
Date: 1914Reference: DGH1/6/18/65Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Videos
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Still going places.
Date: 1955- Videos
Physical diagnosis : the larynx.
Date: 1960- Archives and manuscripts
Houliston, M. - The Practice of Mental Nursing
Date: 1948Reference: DGH1/6/18/97Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Houliston, M. - Prefrontal Leucotomy
Date: 1948Reference: DGH1/6/18/98Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital