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. Casenotes examines 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.

Casenotes: Cultural Biography Of Prostate

We are all suffering an acute case of prostrate angst. Men worry about their own prostates and those of others close

Casenotes: Counterfeiting the Loss of Virginity

In this talk, Dr Stephanie Allen examines an element of female sexual fraud; counterfeit maidenheads. She discusses

Casenotes: Intensive Care

In conversation with Dr Jivitesh Vashisht (IASH, Edinburgh), Gavin discusses his experiences in Edinburgh and the

Casenotes: Caring For The Poor In The Highlands

In 1845 the new Scottish Poor Law established a funded medical service for the registered poor. By 1852 the

Casenotes: Medical Recipes And Overindulgence

Charlotte Holmes (University of Edinburgh) examines the history of early recipe books and their use to treat a wide

Casenotes: Watercolour, woodcut and wax Medical illustration around 1900

Anatomy and surgery have strong extra-textual elements. The

Casenotes: Alienation and Beauty in Medical Photography

When the first medical photographs were taken in 1840, the camera was

Casenotes: The Art Of Dying And The History Of Chloroform

Join authors Ambrose Parry (Dr Marisa Haetzman & Chris Brookmyre) to discuss their new historical novel of