Stories
- Article
The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
- Article
The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
- Article
How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
- Long read
Love, grief and assisted dying
In this deeply affecting story, Michelle Elliot explores the events and emotions around the time of her mother’s medically assisted death in Canada, where the practice is legal.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Factories Legislation
Date: 1905-1947Reference: SA/BMA/C.143-144Part of: British Medical Association- Archives and manuscripts
Legislation
Date: 1974-1979Reference: PP/WDP/E/1/6/2Part of: Paton, Sir William Drummond Macdonald (1917-1993), Pharmacologist- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'War Legislation Affecting Staff'
Date: May 1941-Mar 1942Reference: WA/HMM/ST/Lat/B.2Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Equal Opportunities...Proposals for Legislation' (consultation document)
Date: 1973-1974Reference: SA/MWF/H.40Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Books
Report On Local Legislation As To Infectious Diseases / by Ernest Hart.
Hart, Ernest, 1835-1898Date: 1881