“The Gout: A Medical Microcosm in a Changing World”

Presenter Information

Dorian Haskard, Imperial College of London

Document Type

Event

Location

TMC Library Classroom 1

Start Date

10-20-2025 12:00 PM

End Date

10-20-2025 1:00 PM

Description

Topics discussed in this session:

• The Gout in the Eighteenth Century
• Food availability
• Gout as a modern medical microcosm
• Causes of hyperuricaemia and gout

Recommended Citation

Haskard, Dorian, "“The Gout: A Medical Microcosm in a Changing World”" (2025). History of Medicine Seminar. 3.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/history_med_seminar/2025/Fall/3