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: The Wild and Tranquil Geographies of Animals and Madness

Louis Wain was a relatively well known British illustrator working in

Casenotes: Looking To The Past To Improve Our Future

Can old specimens contain new information? Mütter Museum Curator,

Casenotes: William Harvey, College of Physicians and the Discovery of Circulation

Born into a middle-class family in 1578, William Harvey rose to fame

Casenotes: The Uses of Plants in Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome

Plants have always played a prominent role in the field of medicine

Casenotes: Medical Tourism in Victorian Edinburgh

This talk focuses on an under-represented area of medical history:

Casenotes: John Dee: Magic, Medicine And The Tudor World

John Dee (1527–1609) was one of the most intriguing figures in Tudor

Casenotes: Knowing and Selling Exotic Drugs in Paris

Many exotic plant materials would become household words for the well

Casenotes: Food allergy Before “allergy”

How were bizarre reactions to food described before the coining of