Stories
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The secret hystery of a womb
A Renaissance image of a caesarean section inspired Anna Blundy to recount the story of a hidden, perhaps mysterious part of her body.
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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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A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
Catalogue
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A physician at the bedside of a young woman. Oil painting by Matthijs Naiveu.
Naiveu, Matthijs, 1647-1721.Date: [1700?]Reference: 44752i- Pictures
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A fashionable young woman fainting into the arms of a young man at the bedside of an invalid. Engraving.
Reference: 20015i- Pictures
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A physician holding a urine flask in the presence of a young woman and man. Oil painting, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 44750i- Pictures
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A physician trying to take advantage of a young woman patient by visiting her at home while her husband is out. Coloured lithograph, 1852.
Date: 1852Reference: 563183iPart of: Morality of modern medicine-mongers. Dedicated to the husbands, fathers, and brothers, of England, and also to the societies for the prevention of vice.- Pictures
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A physician informing a young woman and her mother that she is pregnant, a servant is listening at the door. Engraving by T. Holloway.
Reference: 21798i