Medical History

The Leprosarium at Robben Island

Oliver Basciano recounts a lesser known part of Robben Island's complex history

The Disturbing Visions of Francis Galton

Gavin Evans, the author of 'White Supremacy' traces a racist ideology to its source

Cocainomania

Mike Jay on Sherlock Holmes and the detective's changing relationship with cocaine

Vital Organs with Suzie Edge

Suzie Edge on the stories that come from within

The Mummy as Medicine, the Mummy in Medicine

Angela Stienne on the stories behind Egyptian mummies in museums