Stories
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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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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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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
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The pain that punished feminists
In a society that viewed getting the vote, and pursuing an education and career, as unnatural goals for women, the pain of endometriosis was viewed as nature’s retribution.
Catalogue
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University College Hospital Dental Hospital and School 1963 / [By G.B.].
University College Hospital (London, England). Dental Hospital and School.Date: 1963- Archives and manuscripts
University College Hospital (St. Pancras Hospital)
Date: Sep 1963 - Oct 1963Reference: PENROSE/2/41/13/2/34Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Journals
University College Hospital magazine.
Date: 1910- Books
University College Hospital : the story of the past century 1833-1933 / [By G.B].
University College Hospital (London, England)Date: 1933]- Archives and manuscripts
University College Hospital
Date: 1929-1936Reference: SA/NBT/F.6/1/15Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund