Stories
- Article
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.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
- Article
Nymphomania and hypersexuality in women and men
The history of nymphomania is closely bound with society's views on women and their sexuality.
- Article
Diagnosing the past
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.
Catalogue
- Books
Victorian Turkish baths / Malcolm Shifrin.
Shifrin, MalcolmDate: 2015- Archives and manuscripts
British Social Hygiene Council
British Social Hygiene CouncilDate: 20th centuryReference: SA/BSH- Books
Women and families : an oral history, 1940-1970 / Elizabeth Roberts.
Roberts, Elizabeth, 1936-Date: 1995- Books
The new sex wars : sexual harm in the #MeToo era / Brenda Cossman.
Cossman, Brenda, 1960-Date: [2021]- Books
Collected papers, W.M. Court Brown.
Court Brown, W. M. (William Michael)Date: [1948-1969]