Medicine

Wellcome Collection to return 2,000 manuscripts in landmark agreement

Museum says Jain texts were acquired ‘against the best interests of their original owners’

Site of first smallpox vaccinations to reopen after restoration work

Temple of Vaccinia at Dr Jenner’s House museum was added to the Heritage at Risk Register last year

Largest collection of filmed HIV/Aids testimonies opens to public

Three-year project was led by the National HIV Story Trust

The art of healing | Jason and the Adventure of 254, Wellcome Collection, London

How one man has channelled his childhood trauma into art

Landmark programme to tell stories from Aids pandemic

National HIV Story Trust awarded funding for regional roadshow

Body of evidence | Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, London

This newly refurbished medical museum has humanised some exhibits, but its history remains uncomfortable

London’s Hunterian Museum reopens after 6 years

Patients' stories put at the heart of £4.6m redevelopment

Wellcome Collection speaks out on Medicine Man closure

Museum commended for ‘brave and ethical’ approach after announcement sparks fierce backlash

Healing power

Medical museums are putting patient experiences at the heart of collections as they develop new ways to treat emotive subjects, writes Juliana Gilling

Obituary | Peter Homan, 1938-2021

Peter’s in-depth knowledge and passion for British pharmacy history was inspiring to anyone who met him

Natural History Museum appoints Patrick Vallance as chair

The government’s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic will take over in early 2023

Best in show | Copy of a physiology textbook used as an examination crib sheet, c.1970s

This tiny book made by a would-be exam cheat was perfect for the Royal College of Physicians’ online exhibition