Stories
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Graphic battles in pharmacy
James Morison’s campaign against the medical establishment inspired a wave of caricatures mocking his quack medicine.
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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.
- Book extract
“Above resistant pavements, I floated”
In this extract from ‘Living with Buildings and Walking with Ghosts’, walk with Iain Sinclair through the streets of London.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
Catalogue
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Quackery: 20th century
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Quackery / L.R.C. Agnew.
Agnew, L. R. C.Date: 1974- Digital Images
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Quackery: 20th. century: 'Improved oxytonor oxygen'
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Quackery and enthusiasm, or Why drinking water cured the plague? / Mark Jenner.
Jenner, Mark.Date: 1996- Books
Quackery in Christchurch 1850-1900 : alternative remedies and marginal practices / Geoffrey W. Rice
Rice, GeoffreyDate: 2023