Stories
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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Milk trails round Euston
Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.
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The making of ‘Quacks’
How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?
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When wounds replace words
For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Mortimers Waistcoat Pocket Ready Reckoner used by J. R. Rose from 1934
Date: 1934Reference: WF/M/H/03/10Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Digital Images
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H.H. Hickman's waistcoat.
- Books
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A strait waistcoat for lunatics.
Philo-Cantab.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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Memoirs and interesting adventures of an embroidered waistcoat.
Date: M.DCC.LI. [1751]- Pictures
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A man in a patterned waistcoat with a gold watch-chain. Photograph, 1840/1855.
Date: 1840-1855Reference: 567806i