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Just Read the Map

John Snow (1813-1858) was one of the first anaesthetists – he even chloroformed Queen Victoria! – but today he is famous for his investigation of the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in Soho, London. By mapping the cases of cholera…

Chris Nickson
August 18, 2019

Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 232

Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 232 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.

Neil Long
April 18, 2019

Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 278 – GoT Version

It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 278 - Game of Thrones Style

Neil Long
April 12, 2019

John Snow

John Snow (1813-1858) was an English physician. Snow is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology (the cholera cartographer); and a leader in the development of anaesthesia, medical hygiene and public health.

Mike Cadogan
January 4, 2019

Watery Diarrhoea

What is cholera and how is it transmitted? How do we treat it? How would you manage an outbreak? So much to learn about Watery Diarrhoea...

Neil Long
August 6, 2018