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.

Casenotes: Grief And The Pandemic

In this talk Prof Michael Cholbi explores the medical and emotional

Casenotes: The Starving Artist

In this episode of Casenotes Glasgow-based artist Ally Zlatar explores her works which contain examinations of the

Casenotes: Early Modern Scottish Recipe Books

In this episode of Casenotes Charlotte Holmes uncovers the history of medical recipes and the historical

Casenotes: Physicians, Plants And Poisons

This lecture explores botany and medicine in Edinburgh since 16th

Casenotes: Thomas Brown - Inventor Of The Emotions

The Edinburgh physician and Professor of Moral Philosophy, Dr Thomas Brown (1778-1820), is little known today, and

Casenotes: Collecting COVID For The Future

Curators of the history of medicine are now facing one of the greatest challenges of their careers – how to collect

Casenotes: Patient art at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

In this lecture Dr Maureen Park uses the archive of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital to examine the reasons why, and the

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