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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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Are doctors medical detectives?

Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.

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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.

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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 Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London.
  • The Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London.
  • Medical and philosophical commentaries by a society of physicians in Edinburgh.
  • [3 fund raising stickers for the British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch featuring the arms of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers].
  • [3 fund raising stickers for the British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch featuring the arms of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers].
  • [3 fund raising stickers for the British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch featuring the arms of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers].
  • The Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London : centenary, 1805-1905 / written at the request of the president and council by Norman Moore and Stephen Paget.
  • The Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London : centenary, 1805-1905 / written at the request of the president and council by Norman Moore and Stephen Paget.
  • Conference : recent developments in prevention and therapy through Maharishi ayur-veda towards a disease-free society : new approaches to the prevention and treatment of heart disease, chronic disorders, cancer, AIDS : Royal College of Physicians, London, Monday 17 October 1988 / World Medical Association for Perfect Health - Great Britain.
  • Conference : recent developments in prevention and therapy through Maharishi ayur-veda towards a disease-free society : new approaches to the prevention and treatment of heart disease, chronic disorders, cancer, AIDS : Royal College of Physicians, London, Monday 17 October 1988 / World Medical Association for Perfect Health - Great Britain.
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