Casenotes

Casenotes

This fortnightly podcast from the Physicians' Gallery at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) explores the history of medicine.

In the original 'Casenotes' series we heard from historians specialising in a huge range of subjects - including the history of poisons, syphilis, wartime medicine and mental illness.

Our series, 'Casenotes: Past and Present', devotes each episode to a different medical specialty. By exploring the history and interviewing currently practicing clinicians we will uncover the many changes, and the similarities, between medicine in the past and medical practices now.

Our series, 'Casenotes: Head to Toe', explores the history of medicine through different parts of the human body.

Recent Episodes

April 12, 2024

Ep.01 - An Untold History Of Tattooing

Dr Matt Lodder presents an overview of his book ‘Painted People’ on the history of tattooing.
April 5, 2024

Trailer

We're off on a new journey into the muddy marshes of medical history...
March 29, 2024

Ep.27 - Head To Toe - Feet

Join us as we explore the history of medicine, from head to toe! For our last episode in this series we finish with the feet.
March 15, 2024

Ep.26 - Head To Toe - Throat

Join us as we explore the history of medicine, from head to toe! This time: the throat.
March 1, 2024

Ep.25 - Head To Toe - Liver

Join us as we explore the history of medicine, from head to toe! This time: the liver.
Feb. 16, 2024

Ep.24 - Head To Toe - Spleen

Join us as we explore the history of medicine, from head to toe! This time: the spleen.

About the Host

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Dr Daisy Cunynghame

Host

Daisy Cunynghame completed an MA in Modern History at the University of St Andrews and a Higher Diploma in Archival Studies at University College Dublin. She is the Heritage Manager & Librarian for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE). She was awarded her PhD by the University of Edinburgh in 2020. The focus of this work was ‘The Roles of the Edinburgh, Kelso, and Newcastle Dispensaries in Charitable Relief, 1776-1810’. Her research investigates public health initiatives in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Scotland and the north of England, with a particular focus on the patient experience within the dispensary system.

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