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 hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
Catalogue
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Regarding - comment on the paper: Russell, G.A.: Physicians at the Ottoman court [Medical history (1990) 34: 243-267] / K. Holubar.
Holubar, Karl.Date: 1991- Books
Medicine in history : guide to the exhibition, 26th November 1949 - 31st January 1950, to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum.Date: [1950]- Books
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Brooklyn in the early history of appendicitis : some personal recollections / by William J. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, William J.Date: 1912- Books
The Milroy lectures on kala-azar, delivered before the Royal College of Physicians of London. Lecture III, The life-history of the parasite, mode of infection, and prophylaxis / by Leonard Rogers.
Rogers, Leonard, 1868-1962.Date: 1907- Books
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The nebulae : a fragment of astronomical history / by Archibald E. Garrod.
Garrod, Archibald E. (Archibald Edward), Sir, 1857-1936.Date: 1882