Stories
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Medics, migration and the NHS
In the 1960s the NHS became Britain’s biggest employer. So to help fill all those jobs, the government brought in thousands of workers from abroad.
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Are doctors medical detectives?
Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.
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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Medical consultation for the Padre Reverendissimo N.N.
Date: 1604-1805Reference: MS.5862/16Part of: Italian Medical Miscellany, 17th-19th Century- Archives and manuscripts
Medical consultation for Canon Carlo [?Schiassi] by the physician Luc'Antonio Sartoni
Date: 14 October 1785Reference: MS.5866/29Part of: Schiassi Family, of Bologna- Archives and manuscripts
Medical consultation and diagnosis: Doña Maria Montes de Tagle (fl. 1819)
Bonanza, J.M, fl.1819.Date: 1819Reference: WMS/Amer.70- Archives and manuscripts
Medical consultation and diagnosis: Doña Maria Montes de Tagle (fl. 1819)
Bonanza, J.M and others- Archives and manuscripts
General Medical Council: consultation drafts
Date: 2000-2001Reference: PP/IDD/D/4/4Part of: Iddon, Brian