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Thomas Linacre and the Royal College of Physicians
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Imhotep – The First Physician
The ancient Egyptian civilisation was the first of the recorded great world civilisations. Little...
The History of Surgical Gloves
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The Nervous System of Harriet Cole
This story, set in 1880s post Civil War America, particularly appealed to me due to my love of...
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The Discovery of Insulin
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Typhoid fever is a particularly nasty infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The...
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What Killed George Washington?
George Washington is, without doubt, one of the world’s most famous historical figures. He served...
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Smallpox and the Conquest of Mexico
In 1517 the Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, arrived in Tenochtitlan, the capital of...
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