Stories
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Medics, migration and the NHS
In the 1960s the NHS became Britain’s biggest employer. So to help fill all those jobs, the government brought in thousands of workers from abroad.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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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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How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Philadelphia Association for Medical Instruction: certificate that Horace Evans M.D. has attended a year's course of instruction
Date: 1831Reference: MS.7338/11Part of: Miscellany: American figures, 19th century- Books
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Medical education in the United States : an address delivered to the students of the Philadelphia Association for Medical Instruction, at the close of the session of 1846 / by Alfred Stillé.
Stillé, Alfred, 1813-1900.Date: 1846- Books
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The physicians of the last century : a lecture introductory to the course at the Philadelphia Association for Medical Instruction, delivered on Monday, March 23, 1857 / by J. Da Costa ; published by the class.
Da Costa, J. M. (Jacob Mendes), 1833-1900.Date: 1857- Books
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The organizing of the American Medical Association : read before the Philadelphia County Medical Society, Feb., 1852 / by the President, Samuel Jackson.
Jackson, Samuel, 1787-1872.Date: 1852- Books
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Propositions and resolutions / of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane ; published by order of the Association.
Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane.Date: 1876