Stories
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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Conflicted and confused about lithium
Covid-19 left Laura Grace Simpkins out of work and living back with her parents. She now had time to restart her research into her medication, but was she mad to continue?
Catalogue
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Neurological specialism : presidential address delivered at the annual meeting of the New York Neurological Society, May 1, 1883 / by W.J. Morton.
Morton, William J. (William James), 1846-1920.Date: 1883- Books
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Basedow's disease.
New York Neurological Society.Date: [1887?]- Books
Eugenical sterilization : a reorientation of the problem / by the Committee of the American Neurological Association for the Investigation of Eugenical Sterilization ; Abraham Myerson [and others].
Date: 1936- Books
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The answer of the New York neurological society to the document known as the Report of the Committee on public health relative to lunatic asylums.
New York Neurological Society.Date: 1880- Pictures
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Henry S. Tanner after 21 days of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph, 1880.
Herr & Co.Date: 1880Reference: 582984i