Stories
- Article
Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
- Article
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.
- Article
History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
- In pictures
How Mills & Boon made medicine romantic
‘Doctor-nurse’ romances are a hugely popular trope. Agnes Arnold-Forster explores their history and surprisingly nuanced depictions of womanhood, hospitals and the welfare state.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
History of medicine - Wellcome History of 20th Century Medicine group
Date: 1991-1994Reference: PP/AJB/3/26Part of: Beale, (Alan) John (1923-2005), Virologist- Archives and manuscripts
Brentwood: History of blood transfusion: Display Board 5(b): early 20th century innovation in blood collection
Date: late 20th centuryReference: SA/HHC/D/5/2/6Part of: Harrison-Howell Blood Transfusion Collection- Archives and manuscripts
History 1 - Pioneers
Date: Late 19th century-mid 20th centuryReference: SA/MWF/C.1-5Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Society of Apothecaries: History of Medicine section, founder member medal
Date: 20th centuryReference: PP/EAU/H.5/1Part of: Underwood, Edgar Ashworth (1899-1980)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
In Arduis Fidelis: Personal Geo. I - Waterloo
Date: 20th centuryReference: RAMC/562/5/7Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection