A history of medicine podcast based on lectures and events at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

This podcast presents stories from the history of medicine. We examine some of the different ways that doctors have thought about health and illness over the past two thousand years, exploring a range of eye-opening subjects and intriguing events from antiquity. The podcasts are live recordings of events which have taken place in the College. To see the slides please check the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Youtube channel.

The podcast is available to download on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean and Soundcloud.

Ep.1: Anaesthesia, Autopsy and Antidotes

Casenotes: Ambrose Parry

In this talk Dr Marisa Haetzman discusses her bestselling writing as one half of the creative duo known as Ambrose

Casenotes: Human and Animal Health

In this talk Prof. Erica Fudge discusses the interlinks between human and animal medicine in history.

Casenotes: Marie Stopes

In this talk Dr Claire Jones explores the writing of birth control advocate Marie Stopes before the Second World War

Casenotes: A History of Menstruation

In this talk Dr Camilla Mørk Røstvik presents the sanitary bin in its historical context for the first time, and

Casenotes: The Coffin

In this talk Dr Dan O'Brien discusses the history of funerals and coffins.

Casenotes: Vital Organs

This lecture explores some famous historical body parts, through the eyes of author Suzie Edge.

Casenotes: Death of Kings

In this talk Dr Jessica Sharkey considers why Henry VIII is buried in relative obscurity, why Edward VI was cast as