Stories
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The hell of hay fever
After years suffering in silence, David Jesudason finds speaking out about his pollen allergy gives him hope for a future where his hay-fever symptoms are under control.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
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Medics and the bomb
Would a nuclear attack on the UK overwhelm the NHS? At the height of the Cold War, despite government optimism, medics predicted doom.
Catalogue
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The annual address : delivered to the Royal College of Physicians of London on Monday, 16 April, 1984 / by the President, R. Hoffenberg.
Hoffenberg, R. (Raymond)Date: 1984- Books
The annual address : delivered to the Royal College of Physicians of London on Monday, 5 April, 1982 / by the President, Sir Douglas Black.
Black, Douglas, Sir.Date: 1982- Books
The annual address : delivered to the Royal College of Physicians of London on Monday, 28 March 1983 / by the President, Sir Douglas Black.
Black, Douglas, Sir.Date: 1983- Books
The annual address : delivered to the Royal College of Physicians of London on Monday, 1 April, 1985 / by the President, Sir Raymond Hoffenberg.
Hoffenberg, R. (Raymond)Date: 1985- Archives and manuscripts
Retirement as President of the Royal College of Physicians
Date: 1938Reference: PP/BED/A.3Part of: Bertrand Edward Dawson, Viscount Dawson of Penn (1864-1945)