The Quack Doctor
Company Information
The Quack Doctor
1 contacts available
Sign in to add to cart and unlock contacts.
Description
The Quack Doctor investigates the patent remedies, devices and therapies advertised in the past - from popular brands to medical frauds. | The Quack Doctor website started in 2009 and looks at the history of advertised health products (which might or might not have been considered ‘quackery’ in their time), health fraudsters and any out-of-the-ordinary medical happenings. The site belongs to Caroline Rance, the author of Kill-Grief (2009), The Quack Doctor: Historical Remedies for All Your Ills (2013) and The History of Medicine in 100 Facts (2015). Caroline regularly gives talks on the history of medicine and her previous speaking engagements include the Wellcome Library, The Old Operating Theatre Museum, The Thackray Museum, Southwark Cathedral Library, Benjamin Franklin House, Salon for the City, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Edinbur
Industry
blog, substack