Themes
Apothecary
Diseases and Epidemics
In the 1950s, vaccines were working, penicillin existed, and infectious disease seemed to be coming to an end. But, since then, more than 300 infectious diseases have newly emerged or re-emerged. Preventatives and cures are paramount.
An infectious disease which can cause dehydration and death.
A global pandemic, 2020-2021.
Emerging in the 1980s, HIV/AIDs was a terrifying pandemic.
A once very common viral infection, now rare thanks to immunisation.
A former global killer. Smallpox is the only disease humans have eliminated.
A bacterial infection that affects the lungs.
A way to protect and prevent disease.
Hidden Histories
From local to general pain relief.
Methods to clear germs which can save lives.
One of the largest collections of hearing aids and equipment in the UK.
Billions of pints of donated blood saves lives each year.
Devices to support, correct, enhance or replace parts of the body.
Tools which started modern western diagnostics.
Imaging technology that lets us see more than bones in the body.
Sexual Health
Often symptomless, this is a frequently transmitted STI.
How have people tried to prevent pregnancy and STIs in the past?
An often uncomfortable STI that used to be confused with syphilis.
Once one of the scariest sexualy transmitted diseases, now on the up again.
