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Wellcome History

'Wellcome History' is a magazine for academics, students and anyone else interested in the history of medicine. Each issue, researchers in a range of fields write about their latest work. As well as the whole-issue PDFs available here, you can read and comment on individual articles at the Wellcome History blog.

Current issue: Issue 51 [PDF 1.4 MB]
This issue includes features on the use of toads as pregnancy tests, tranquilliser use in America and poetic responses to dissection cadavers.

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