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Libraries can be good for your health
On National Libraries Day (February 6), Andy Wright, the Wellcome/Public Libraries Project Lead tells us about the role of public libraries in supporting health and well-being. I’m currently on the most amazing adventure of a secondment based at the Wellcome… Continue reading
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A history of health? Integrating food and drink into the history of medieval medicine
The first seminar in the 2015–16 History of Pre-Modern Medicine seminar series takes place on Tuesday 13th October. Speaker: Dr Iona McCleery (University of Leeds) A history of health? Integrating food and drink into the history of medieval medicine Abstract: The… Continue reading
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Happy to be healthy
Lots of people are talking about happiness, and not just because 20 March is International Day of Happiness. Links between health and happiness have been around for a long time, as this 18th century cartoon shows. In the drawing, a… Continue reading
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Meditation and modernity: an image of Marguerite Agniel
A photograph in our collections inspired Isobel Routledge to find out more about the intriguingly posed woman in the picture. My desk is covered in postcards from Wellcome Images. One photograph in particular has always stood out for me. It’s… Continue reading
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Wellcome Library Insight – Mind and Body: Heart and Soul
This week’s free Wellcome Library Insight session – on Thursday 23rd September – draws upon our collections to explore the relationship between our heads and our hearts as described by the great minds of the past.Speaker: Erin Sullivan, doctoral candidate… Continue reading