Stories
- Article
Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
- Article
A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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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.
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NHS strikes and the decade of discontent
When the social unrest of the 1970s spread to the NHS, dissatisfied staff challenged the status quo for the first time in quarter of a century.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: J
Date: 1638 - 1906Reference: MS.8934- Archives and manuscripts
Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection
Royal Army Medical CorpsDate: 17th century - 20th centuryReference: RAMC- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Newspaper cuttings about mental health and asylums in general
Date: 1920s - 1930sReference: RET 1/10/2/22Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 5
Date: Jan 1899 - Aug 1901Reference: WF/E/01/01/05Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Donated Papers
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1992-2004Reference: GC/253/A/42/7/25Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars