Episodes

Delves into the history of haematology and modern-day haematology practice.

Delves into the history of neurology and modern-day neurology practice.

Delves into the history of emergency medicine and modern-day emergency medicine practice.

Delves into the history of pharmacology and therapeutics and modern-day pharmaceutical medicine practice.

Delves into the history of respiratory medicine and modern-day respiratory medicine practice.

Delves into the history of infectious diseases and modern-day infectious disease practice.

Delves into the history of oncology and modern-day oncology practice.

Delves into the history of gastroenterology and modern-day gastroenterology practice.

Delves into the history of psychiatry and modern-day psychiatry practice.

Delves into the history of public health and modern-day public health practice.

Delves into the history of renal medicine and modern-day renal medicine practice.

Delves into the history of genito-urinary medicine (GUM) and modern-day GUM practice.

Delves into the history of geriatric medicine and modern-day geriatric medicine practice.

Delves into the history of rheumatology and modern-day rheumatology practice.

Delves into the history of palliative care and modern-day palliative care practice.

Delves into the history of diabetes care and modern-day diabetes research and management.

Prof Michael Cholbi explores the medical and emotional understanding of grief in times of global pandemic.

Ally Zlatar uncovers the history of medical recipes and the historical relationship between food and medicine.

Charlotte Holmes uncovers the history of medical recipes and the historical relationship between food and medicine.

Explores botany and medicine in Edinburgh since the 16th Century.

Dr Thomas Brown - considered to have been the “inventor of the emotions”.

Natasha McEnroe explores how both presences and absences in the museum record can shed light on the challenges and dynamics of collecting around pandemic and infectious diseases.

Dr Maureen Park uses the archive of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital to examine the reasons why, and the extent to which, drawing was promoted as a ‘therapeutic’ activity in the hospital.

Iain Milne discusses some key figures from the history of medicine and clinical trials, including James Lind.