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• Ancient Arts of Anesthesia Are Unlocked Report that excavation of the medieval Soutra Hospital near Edinburgh showed that some 200 herbs and spices were used as medicines, reproduced in Today's Healthy News.
  
• The Leper Hospital, Winchester Channel 4 supply a history of the hospital of St Mary Magdalene and leprosy in Britain, as well as photographs and information on its excavation by the UK's TV archaeologists 'Time Team'.
  
• London Town Guide - Bedlam (Bethlehem Royal Hospital) History of the Bethlehem Royal Hospital (c.1330 - 1930), the famous hospital for the mentally ill in London, England. No illustrations.
  
• From Liturgy to Therapy: The Hospital in History Report on a conference in 1999, marking the 750th anniversary of the Great Hospital in Norwich, UK. Brief abstracts of papers on British and European medieval hospitals.
  
• Hôtel-Dieu, Beaune, France A history, description and expandable thumbnail photographs of this surviving medieval hospital, now a museum, by Canadian visitor Sara Genn. From Saraphina Travelogue.
  
• Soutra, Midlothian Brief mention of the excavation of a 14th-century Augustinian hospital, with a photograph of a related standing building. From Nick Taylor's guide to Midlothian, hosted by Heriot-Watt University.
  
• Caring for the Outcast Illustrated article by Jean Manco on the medieval leper hospital in Bath, UK. Part of Bath Past.
  
• Shelter in Old Age Article by Jean Manco from Bath Past on the medieval Hospital of St John the Baptist, Bath, UK. Illustrations include a reconstruction.
  
• Eastbridge Hospital, Canterbury An illustrated description by Revd. David Hayes of the surviving medieval pilgrim hospice of St Thomas the Martyr, with visitor information, from the Online Guide to Canterbury.
  
• St John's Hospital, Bruges A history and photographs of this large medieval hospital, now a museum, from Belgium Travel Network.
  
• International Congress on Medieval Studies, 2001 Prpgramme for the conference in Kalamazoo May 3-6 on 'The Medieval Hospital and Medical Practice: Bridging the Evidence' which includes hospital architecture.
  
• The Museum of St. Bartholomew's Hospital Displays history of the now famous teaching hospital founded c.1123 in London, England. Guide and visitor information from Hidden London.
  
• Hôtel-Dieu The French name for medieval hospitals. This brief article from the Encyclopaedia Britannica describes this type of buildings, with examples.
  
• The Hospital of San Luca in Lucca A photograph and guide to the history and archaeology of this Italian medieval hospital, from the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.