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  • Dr James Barry: the surgeon defying gender norms

    Posted 12 August 2025

    Dr James Barry was an Irish military surgeon who in 1826 successfully performed a caesarean section  where both mother and...

  • Quack or Cure? Quiz

    Posted 24 July 2025

    Discover more  Questionable Quackery talk Travel back to the origins of the quack doctor and explore the most dangerous and...

  • Five female medical pioneers you should know

    Posted 10 July 2025

    Women in history are often overlooked. Women in medicine, even more so. Here are five female healthcare professionals who broke...

  • Statement from the Thackray Museum of Medicine following the UK Supreme Court gender ruling

    Posted 24 April 2025

    The Thackray Museum of Medicine is a safe space where the trans community has always been, and will always be,...

  • Thomas Harvey: The Remarkable Life of a Humble Leeds Chemist

    Posted 27 March 2025

    Sink your teeth into Jen Wright's latest article about the globetrotting tales of Thomas Harvey.

  • Blood, Sweat and Tears

    Posted 25 February 2025

    Discover the story behind the blood bags in Blood: Ties and Tensions.

  • What is a quack cure?

    Posted 20 February 2025

    Quack-fire article on the history of dodgy cures and why they're more common than you think.

  • Dissection, the Anatomy Act, and the Workhouse – Part Two

    Posted 17 January 2025

    Jen Wright is back with Part Two of her deep dive into the history of dissection.

  • What is a Digital Twin?

    Posted 23 December 2024

    Curator Jack Gann outlines the idea of virtual healthcare as explored in our new exhibition, You Choose.

  • Cataloguing the Thackray Museum of Medicine Archive: Part Six 

    Posted 9 December 2024

    Robert Curphey is back with another deep dive into the Thackray Archive.

  • Christmas 2024 Opening Hours – Thackray Musuem Leeds

    Posted 9 December 2024

    Here's when we'll open over the festive period.

  • Dissection, the Anatomy Act, and the Workhouse – Part One

    Posted 6 December 2024

    From Ancient Greece to Victorian Leeds, Jen Wright dissects the history of dissection.

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