Stories
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The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
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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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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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Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
Catalogue
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1599-1979.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.Date: 1979- Archives and manuscripts
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fleming Lecture for 1984
Date: 2 Feb 1984-6 Mar 1984Reference: UGC 188/1/2/9Part of: Papers of Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith, geneticist, Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland- Pictures
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow. Coloured process print, 1966, after G.B. Clilverd.
Clilverd, Graham Barry, 1883-1978.Date: 1966Reference: 17799i- Pictures
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow: achievement of arms. Gouache painting by Heather Child, ca. 1970.
Child, Heather, active 1970.Date: [1970?]Reference: 24901i- Books
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow / Douglas H. Clark.
Clark, Douglas H.Date: 1982