Stories
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
- Article
The search for a cure for endometriosis
Discover how a white American doctor’s experimental operations on black female slaves laid the foundations for modern gynaecological surgery.
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Hands-on healthcare
A young hospital volunteer feared her contribution was a long way from the serious business of real healthcare. But time spent painting patients’ nails proved to be a valuable contribution to life on the ward.
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How shame makes us sick
The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Diseases of the Liver, etc (5th series)
Date: 1923-1951Reference: PP/FPW/B.191/5Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)- Archives and manuscripts
Diseases of the Liver, etc (6th series)
Date: 1892-1955Reference: PP/FPW/B.191/6Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)- Archives and manuscripts
Death certificates Diseases of Liver Children 0-15 K60: H-L
Date: 1937-1938Reference: PP/JRH/C/27Part of: Hutchinson, James Randal (c. 1880-1955) and Bradley, William Henry (1898-1975)- Archives and manuscripts
Death certificates Diseases of Liver Children 0-15 K60: A-G
Date: 1937-1938Reference: PP/JRH/C/26Part of: Hutchinson, James Randal (c. 1880-1955) and Bradley, William Henry (1898-1975)- Archives and manuscripts
Death certificates Diseases of Liver Children 0-15 K60: S-W
Date: 1937-1938Reference: PP/JRH/C/29Part of: Hutchinson, James Randal (c. 1880-1955) and Bradley, William Henry (1898-1975)