Stories
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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.
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
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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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Defying deafness through music
Did you know that Beethoven’s profession meant he was ashamed to admit to being deaf? Find out how similar prejudices persist today and how our writer is helping to break them down.
Catalogue
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Who has seen a blood sugar? : reflections on medical education / Frank Davidoff with Susan Deutsch, Kathleen L. Egan, Jack Ende.
Davidoff, Frank, 1934-Date: 1996- Ephemera
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The Addictions Forum in association with The Alcohol Research Group - the University of Edinburgh present the Third National Conference on Drugs & AIDS ... : 3 and 4 November 1992, Queen Mother Conference Centre, Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH12 1JQ.
Date: 1992- Books
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Observations on the present system of medical education,with a view to medical reform / by a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London.Date: 1834- Books
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Special education for women : resolutions & report on the education of women in midwifery, management of medical institutions, dispensing medicines, and nursing.
General Medical Council.Date: 1873- Books
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On some defects in general education : being the Hunterian oration of the Royal College of Surgeons for 1869 / by Richard Quain.
Date: 1870