Unfamiliar: a new exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians

Rebecca Wallersteiner visits Unfamiliar a new exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians (23rd January – 28th July) which takes a fresh look at their archives through the eyes of a photographer and a physician and presents clinical instruments as you’ve never seen them before, ranging from King Henry VIII’s time until the present day. […]

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The role of doctors in the assisted dying debate

Following a vote of nearly 7,000 doctors, the Royal College of Physicians has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and adopted a neutral stance. Interestingly, those who voted for a neutral stance were a minority, only 25% of respondents. The rest were split between opposing a change in the law (43%) and supporting a change […]

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To fetch out the fire: reviving London 1666

London 1666 book

A doctor’s eye view of the great fire of London: 350 years ago: Battling with Flames, the plague and noxious fumes – 1666 At the Royal College of Physicians, London, until 16th December, To fetch out the fire: reviving London 1666, marks the 350th anniversary of the devastation of the nation’s capital, taking a doctor’s […]

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