Stories
- Article
The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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A nose through Blythe House
Recently sold and emptied out, Blythe House was once one of the UK’s biggest museum storage facilities. Here, museum worker Laura Humphreys reflects on her relationship with the store’s architecture, objects and aromas.
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Rethinking the placebo effect
The placebo effect has long been harnessed for both legitimate and fraudulent use, but we’re only just discovering how and why our bodies respond positively to dummy drugs, as Anjuli Sharma reveals.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Convalescence and nursing homes ephemera. Box 1.
- Books
A short account of the Star & Garter Home for disabled Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen, Richmond, Surrey / adapted from an article by Clifford Hill.
Date: [1946?]- Ephemera
- Online
In aid of the "Jack Cornwell" Ward at the Star & Garter Home.
Royal Star & Garter Homes.Date: [1917?]- Pictures
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Franco-Prussian War: wounded German soldiers on their way home from France. Wood engraving.
Reference: 21916i- Archives and manuscripts
Queries from the Army Medical Department re suitability of the British soldier's uniform, with Hall's replies and comments on the Royal Commission into the Condition of the British Soldier
Date: 1845Reference: RAMC/397/C/CO/1/2-6Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection