Stories
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Dogs to the rescue
Explore artworks and archive photographs showing how our four-legged friends have been helping humans for hundreds of years.
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Moles’ feet, dried frogs and other folk medicines
Early-20th-century folklorist Edward Lovett made it his mission to discover the nation’s beliefs and superstitions, collecting amulets from cottage cupboards up and down the country.
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Dementia playlists and musical memory
Listening to the right music can provide both solace and pleasure for someone with dementia, helping them to reconnect with the world around them. Grace Meadows makes the case for more music in dementia care.
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
Catalogue
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Medical missions : their place and power.
Lowe, John, 1835-1892.Date: 1886
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Medical missions : as illustrated by some letters and notices of the late Dr. Elmslie.
Date: 1874- Archives and manuscripts
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'Uganda Christian Missions'
Date: 1934Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sai/A.99Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library
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First Report of the Glasgow Association in Aid of Chinese Medical Missions.
Association in Aid of Chinese Medical Missions (Glasgow, Scotland)Date: 1846- Journals
Medical missions at home and abroad.