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It's tomorrow! An early warning from the C19th on tobacco’s harmful effects by Scottish surgeon-anatomist John Lizars

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2017-03-07

I love this image of the interior of an apothecary shop - 17th century drawing by Drapentier

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2017-03-01

Happy Thank you to all the who have served and currently serve the profession!

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2017-02-03

Vassily von Anrep, 1852-1927, published the first account of cocaine for regional anaesthesia in a Russian journal in 1884.

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2017-01-25

Free event on 15 Feb - 'The Sick Rose, or, Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration' https://t.co/VhAdr46JX3

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2017-01-17

Next week: Join Director Dr. Hicks as he tells a tale of The Great Pox vs SmallPox… https://t.co/8ValPsaowK

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2016-12-06

Nicolas Henri Jacob, 1782-1871, illustrator: Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery, Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme, 8 vols, 1831-54.

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2016-11-21

Ooh, it's currently a tie between these two beauties for this year's Cast your vote here! https://t.co/qlISg47Vdv

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2016-11-07

This week's is 'Abnormal twins and placenta' from 'Anatomie pathologique du corps humain' Cruveilhier,1829

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2016-10-23

Joseph Maclise (1815-1880) UCL student of Robert Liston. Published his 'Surgical Anatomy' in 1851, https://t.co/dhsBFZZFUm…

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2016-10-22

John Hunter thought that accident, trauma and amputation could have changed patient Sam Foote's personality

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2016-09-09

From 'The Structure of the Different Parts of The Human Body' by Jones Quain, 1854.

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2016-07-20

German Sausages & Flying Ambulances... battlefield medicine. https://t.co/fUOuYQwLD2

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2016-07-08

Wolcott's Instant Pain Annihilator, 1863. An accurate visual of a headache, in my experience.

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2016-06-12