Stories
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Sex and syphilis
Before antibiotics, syphilis unleashed centuries of misery, countered by desperate but largely useless remedies. With the spread of syphilis on the rise, it’s worth remembering what our forebears suffered.
- Article
Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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What is hysteria?
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
Catalogue
- Books
Syphilis and its treatment / by William A. Hinton.
Hinton, William A. (William Augustus), 1883-1959.Date: 1936- Archives and manuscripts
'Syphilis: Men who have finished continuous treatment': Case sheets
Date: 1915-1916Reference: GC/85/A/5Part of: Knapp, Surgeon-Captain Montague Henry- Books
Syphilis : its diagnosis and treatment / by F.J. Lambkin.
Lambkin, F. J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1912.Date: 1910- Books
Syphilis : its diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and treatment / by Thomas Pugh Beddoes.
Beddoes, Thomas Pugh.Date: 1909- Books
Syphilis and its treatment : with special reference to syphilis of the skin / by Wilfrid S. Fox.
Fox, Wilfrid S. (Wilfrid Stephen)Date: 1920