Stories
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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Bleeding healthy
For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Egyptian Medicine
Date: 1911-1932Reference: WA/HMM/SJ/9Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
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Ancient Medicine, Egyptian, Babylonian
Date: 1928Reference: WA/HMM/SJ/2Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library
- Digital Images
- Online
Cast of Thoth, Egyptian Deity of Medicine
- Archives and manuscripts
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M0003233: Museum case on Egyptian Medicine at the Wellcome Historical Medicine Museum Material, Wigmore Street.
Date: 02 November 1932Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/26/48Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Journals
Records of the School of Medicine.