Stories
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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.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
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Graphic battles in pharmacy
James Morison’s campaign against the medical establishment inspired a wave of caricatures mocking his quack medicine.
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The poore-mans plaster-box : Furnished with diverse excellent remedies for sudden mischances, and usuall infirmities, which happen to men, women, and children in this age. Whereunto is added certaine directions, whereby a man may knovv by what meanes a person (being found dead) came by his death. Very fitting to be knowne of all such as are called to be iurers upon life and death. Published for the common good of all such as stand in need, at the request of some well disposed persons.
Hawes, Richard, writer on popular medicineDate: 1634- Books
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A rich storehouse, or treasurie for the diseased : Wherein, are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue bin long hidden, and not come to light before this time. First set foorth for the great benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people that are not of abilitie to go to the phisitions, by A.T. And now newly corrected, augmented and inlarged, by G.W. practicioner in phisicke and chirurgerie.
A. T., practitioner in physickeDate: 1601- Books
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A most wonderful and true relation of one Mr. Philips, who was stung to death by a serpent : in Stocks-Market on Saturday last, and was afterwards brought to life again and perfectly cured by a wonderful medicine, in half an hours time, and is in perfect health. With account what that medicine was, and who prepared it.
Date: 1698- Books
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A rich storehouse or treasurie for the diseased : Wherein are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue beene long hidden, and not come to light before this time. First set forth for the benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people, that are not of abilitie to goe to the physicions. By G.W.
A. T., practitioner in physickeDate: 1630- Books
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A rich storehouse or treasurie for the diseased : VVherein are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue beene long hidden and not come to light before this time. First set foorth for the benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people, that are not of ability to goe to the phisitions. By G.W.
A. T., practitioner in physickeDate: 1616