Africanus Horton Road runs through the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. My dad studied medicine here before graduating at the tender age of 21 (he was something of a child prodigy). He then moved to ...
Our new exhibition explores humanity’s vital connection with freshwater – an essential source of life and pillar of good health for people and planet.
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Samuel Wood whose arm with the shoulder blade was torn off by a mill ye 15th of Aug: 1737. He was brought to St. Thomas's Hospital ye: next day where he was cure by Mr: Ferne.
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[Watt Smith] treats each emotion with the expertise of a wine taster, showing how it is formed from a mixture of many other emotions. Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday Bite-size entries on emotions from the ...
Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae sistematisatae per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros. Anno 1057. Noli me tangere Date: c.1775 Reference: MS.1766 ...
Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848. This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London. This material has been provided by King’s College ...
How do you avoid catching the plague? Smoke constantly. Carry a sponge soaked in vinegar. Hang oranges studded with cloves around your house. This was the best medical advice available circa 1665, as ...
In the five centuries since Europeans were introduced to tobacco, smoking has generated considerable controversy. This gallery tracks shifting views on smoking and health, from life-saving stimulant ...
show credit information for image 'Geothermal hot spring landscape in Railroad Valley, Nevada, where a Canadian mining company is drilling a new hole in an effort to find large deposits of lithium.
Wellcome Collection is built on collections assembled by Sir Henry Wellcome. In the early 20th century Wellcome founded a private historical medical museum closely linked with his pharmaceutical ...