Stories
- In pictures
The celebrity physician and the plague
The iconic “plague prevention costume” invented by a 17th-century French doctor secured his fame in royal circles. But other aspects of Charles de Lorme’s career made him a controversial figure.
- 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
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’.
- In pictures
The eyes have it
In 1583, eye specialist Georg Bartisch published a book detailing the treatments he’d developed for various eye disorders. Today his approach seems to mix surprising innovation with entirely contemporary religious judgement.
Catalogue
- Journals
Physician and surgeon.
- Books
Physician portraiture / Stanley B. Burns.
Burns, Stanley B.Date: 1985- Books
Physician extraordinary / by Shirley Murrell.
Murrell, Shirley.Date: 1949- Books
Physician physicists / by Edward Podolsky.
Podolsky, Edward, 1902-1965Date: 1931- Books
Physician as scientist / Stanley B. Burns.
Burns, Stanley B.Date: 1985
