Stories
- Article
The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
- Article
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.
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- Article
Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
Catalogue
- Journals
Medical Missionaries of Mary.
Medical Missionaries of Mary.- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Missionaries of Mary
Date: December 1973-January 1978Reference: WTI/LEP/G/2/4Part of: LEPRA (formerly The British Leprosy Relief Association, now LEPRA Health in Action)- Books
A manual of tropical disease and hygiene for missionaries / edited by Edwin A. Neatby and T. Miller Neatby.
Date: 1929- Books
A medical manual for missionaries / C. S. P. Hamilton.
Hamilton, Charles Stewart ParnellDate: 1965
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Report of the Medical Committee with regard to the propriety of sending out missionaries to Old Calabar direct from this country.
Date: [1854]