Stories
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The blood notebooks
Novelist Rupert Thomson explores his unusual behaviour during a time of self-imposed isolation.
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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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Busting myths about turkey-baster babies
The popular idea of sex-free, turkey-baster-led conception has been around since the 1970s. Christine Ro goes beyond the utensils drawer to find out if it’s ever really happened.
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Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
Catalogue
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Syringe
Adrian Wressell, Heart of England NHS FT- Digital Images
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Syringe, silver plate, with graduations on handle. French.
- Books
Syringe needles and mass innoculation technique / by Alexander Fleming and A.C. Ogilvie.
Fleming, Alexander, Sir, 1881-1955.Date: 1951- Books
Syringe-exchange in England : an overview / Martin C. Donoghoe, Gerry V. Stimson, Kate A. Dolan.
Donoghoe, Martin C.Date: 1992- Archives and manuscripts
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M0002811: Syringe
Date: 11 February 1932Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/23/77Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive