Stories
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The soul in the stomach
A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.
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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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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.
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An animated almanac for the modern world
Discover why Thomas Coleman wanted to make a medieval folding almanac relevant to the modern world and see the film for yourself.
Catalogue
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Philosophy of medicine and science : problems and perspectives / compiled by Department of Philosophy of Medicine and Science, Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research.
Date: [1972], ©1972- Books
Philosophy & practice of medical ethics.
Date: 1988- Books
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Philosophy of the three ethers / by William Thornton.
Thornton, William.Date: 1893- Books
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Philosophy of osteopathy / by Andrew T. Still.
Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor), 1828-1917.Date: 1899- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Attitudes to Pain `At Charing Cross Hosp-Medical Ethics and Philosophy' February 1978
Date: 1978Reference: PP/RBS/C.94Part of: Scott, Sir Ronald Bodley (1906-1982)