The “essence of dragons blood, unicorns horn and the oil of mans skull” – Tales from a 17th century apothecary physician
Dr Natalie Apelbaum, BBNSc, MBBS, is an Intensive Care and Emergency registrar at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne It never ceases to amaze me where medical history reveals itself, often in the most obscure places. We are constantly surrounded by it, in the tales of...
Birdsville Frontier Services Hospital Museum
Dr Genna Verbeek is a registrar at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. In 2017 she will begin her anaesthetic training with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. It was 45C (135F) in the sun. The oppressive heat seemed to make everything slower....
Evipan: The dark side of anaesthesia
Dr Clara Cotaru is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists currently living and working in Belgium. Clara’s interest in the history of anaesthesia began with an investigation of the history of advertising anaesthetic agents, which she...