Medical History

100 years of flu

December 30, 2018April 5, 2020 Erica Douglas 2 Comments Epidemic, Epidemiology, Flu, History, Influenza, Medical History, Vaccine

Tracing the origin of an epidemic is essential in understanding its source, how it spreads, and how to prevent further

Medical museum at Royal College of Physicians – nipple guards and poison

August 14, 2016April 5, 2020 Angus 0 Comments History of medicine, Medical History, Museum, Royal College of Physicians

Many young doctors do a tour of this museum after they qualify: medics will get an idea of both the

Blog Medicinal cuisine

Medicinal Cuisine! Part 1 – South Indian Cuisine

July 8, 2016April 7, 2020 Navin Subramanian 0 Comments diet, food, Medical History, medicine, nutrition, over-medicating, supplements

No doubt, with recent developments in medicine and its related technology the life expectancy of any person, is longer than

Medicinal uses of marijuana

July 23, 2015April 7, 2020 Angus 0 Comments cannabis, controversial, marijuana, Medical History, pain, Risk factor, Side effects

Marijuana has been around for a long time – at least 10,000 years – and has long been used for

Blog Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C and Liver Transplants

August 16, 2013April 7, 2020 thomas 6 Comments Hepatitis C, Hepatology, Liver, Liver Transplants, Medical History, Organ Transplants, research

What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C or ‘Hep C’ is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and affects the

Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection men

April 5, 2013April 7, 2020 thomas 0 Comments Event, Exhibitions, Medical History, medical teaching, Museum

The exhibition at the Museum of London highlights the problems over the past 250 years that doctors have faced when