Stories
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Mary Bishop and the surveillant gaze
Writer and artist Rose Ruane explores the paintings of Mary Bishop, created during a 30-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, which speak of constant medical surveillance and censorious self-examination.
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The leukaemia diagnosis I didn’t see coming
Treatment for leukaemia kept journalist Hannah Partos in isolation, like the female prisoner whose image inspired her to write this piece.
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Ward, John (d. 1901), MD
John Ward, d. 1901, MDDate: 1861-1867Reference: MS.6039- Pictures
Robert Edwards riding on a mule. Etching by J. Ward, 1811.
Ward, James, 1769-1859.Date: June 1 1813Reference: 2848915i
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Anthony Goodwin. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1819, after J. Rawlinson.
Rawlinson, James, 1769-1848.Date: June 24 1819Reference: 3705i
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Ann Moore, a fraudulent fasting woman. Etching by J. Ward, 1812.
Ward, James, 1769-1859.Date: 1 June 1813Reference: 4091i- Archives and manuscripts
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'Cousins, J Ward'
Date: 1913-1921Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Ear/182Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library