Monkey glands and the science of renal hypertension

Quack medicine and technology contributed to the discovery of Renin in 1898 A 1928 advert exploiting the Monkey Gland craze.   Source In 188...

The doctor's bag circa 1910

This doctor’s bag is in the London Science Museum. Though dated 1890-1930 much of its contents look very early 20th century. What it doesn’t...

Insipid diabetes

A disease of 1769 becomes a treatment in 2015 The Edinburgh physician William Cullen described the difference between ‘sweet’ diabetes (mell...