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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 25

Well if it isn't Baron Joseph Lister on his holidays with his family in Canada in 1897. Image belongs to @wellcomecollection.bsky.social

@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ooft it was a real honour to have Prof Jann Gardner, Chief Executive and Dr Lesley Thomson KC, Chair of @nhsggc visit us last week. Dr Thomson posed alongside our display about Rebecca Strong, our first matron. Three formidable and remarkable women; one in 1879, two in 2025.

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 20

Our fab alley of Pears thanks to The Trades House (esp Richard Paterson & Stephen Docherty), The Lord Provost & Rev M Johnstone. Glasgow has a rich fruit tree heritage.The Merchant City sits on a former orchard & Gartnavel Royal houses the oldest Pear Tree.

Chutney, cider...endless possibilities

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RCSEd Library & Archive @rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social · Jul 18

An operation in progress, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, late 19th century.

Black and white photograph of an operating theatre with a surgeon, assistant and team of nurses looking over a patient on the table. The men are wearing aprons and there is an empty lecture theatre behind them.

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Walk Talk Tours @walktalktours.bsky.social · Jul 18

A favourite photo Glasgow's Cathedral Square. A miniature Queen Victoria at entrance to @friendsofgri.bsky.social museum (by Albert Hemstock Hodge 1914) sits atop James Miller's Bishop's Palace Memorial Pillar (1915) with its @glasgowcoa.bsky.social coat of arms on the south face #glasgow850

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 18

Check out this menu for The Mess Dinner in 1981. Some feast😂

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 17

A final Kidney post: Royal connections.

1973 Princess Margaret opened ward 42. With its new curtains & flowers 42 was a step up from 51/52, located in the car park! They received no Royal Visit!

1993 Princess Anne opened The Scottish Renal & @erakidney Association meetings.

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 15

He was describing 'the method of separation by diffusion through a septum of gelatinous matter' In 1861 he described the effects of dialysing urine - electrolytes went into the external water and a white mass was left - 'pure urea'.

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 15

Dr Kolff (1911-2009)who invented the 1st dialyser came to Glasgow in 1979 & is pictured here alongside the statue of Thomas Graham in George Square. Graham was a Professor Chemistry, born in Glasgow in 1805. Graham coined the term dialysis from the Greek dia - through and luein - to loosen.

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 14

Indeed and only for acute kidney injury not chronic that stage 😳

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Kidney Unit at GRI dialysed its first patient in 1959. Arthur Kennedy was in charge - pictured with a biochemist & the dialysis machine (pic 1/2). It was called a Kolff Kidney after it's inventor, Dr W.J. Kolff. The Kolff kidney was last used in Glasgow in 1974 (pic3/4).

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Walk Talk Tours @walktalktours.bsky.social · Jul 6

@friendsofgri.bsky.social set-up specialist burns treatment in 1833. It had a vital role in treatment of burn injuries sustained in Glasgow's industrial revolution. One treatment was Carron oil (lime water/linseed oil mix) developed at the Iron Works. Now used as a supplement for horses!

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · Jun 18

A fire surround from the Rottenrow Maternity Hospital into which the doctors and midwives who delivered countless Glaswegians have etched their names.

Cont./

#glasgow #Glasgowhistory #glasgowroyalinfirmary

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jun 13

The lovely BMS team at GRI celebrated #BiomedicalScienceDay25 recently. We have a terrific team & GRI could not run without them ❤️ #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare

They have donated the proceeds from their bake sale to us.

#GRI built by The Adam brothers
Made by the people inside ❤️

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jun 9

William Leishman 1834-1894

Physician to GRI & Rottenrow, Chair of Midwifery @uofglasgow.bsky.social from 1868 & Editor of The Glasgow Medical Journal 1862-1876

His son, Sir William Boog Leishman, the pathologist gave his name to Leishmaniasis.

@arascot.bsky.social
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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RCSEd Library & Archive @rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social · Jun 7

Anaesthesia pioneer James Young Simpson was born #OTD 1811. We love this student's sketch of Simpson lecturing as Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University in the 1850s.

A pencil sketch of James Young Simpson lecturing.

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jun 6

We got plums

Our Victoria plum tree sits in our Biodiversity Garden & is watched over by Queen Victoria as she graces the museum entrance. The building, designed by James Miller was officially opened in 1914 By King George

Plum jam, pear cider, honey....endless possibilities😜

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jun 4

Did you catch The Resol Quartet and their debut performance in the museum as our new resident artists? Or maybe @nordicviola.bsky.social last weekend?

Magnificent! If you missed them don't panic😅

Here are details of the next concerts in our series #musicinthegri

@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jun 3

Prof J.H Teacher 1869-1930, 1st St Mungo Prof of Pathology at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & GRI

He tirelessly catalogued the work of William Hunter, had a particular interest in gynaecological pathology & worked at Rottenrow too. In the 1930 British Medical Journal we found a copy of his obituary.

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · Jun 2

It is #volunteersweek from 2nd to 8th June.

Our volunteers are incredible. They support us tirelessly with the museum, the gardens, the bees, events and we could not manage without them.

Thank you, you are just wonderful ❤️

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Walk Talk Tours @walktalktours.bsky.social · May 28

Sign from @FriendsofGRI.bsky.social museum medicinal garden in Glasgow. Quote from Dr. Audrey Hepburn who, apart from being a film star, had honorary doctorates and was an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar & Tony) - go visit !

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Walk Talk Tours @walktalktours.bsky.social · May 28

Bumblebees 🐝 enjoying the @friendsofgri.bsky.social medicinal garden #glasgow #bees #deargreenplace

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · May 30

🥁‼️FREE 45 minute concert

Nordic Viola 31st May,1pm in the museum

Lose yourself in the haunting sounds of the oldest piece of classical music from The Faroe Islands + music from Greenland, Iceland & Peter Maxwell Davies' Farewell to Stromness.

All welcome❤️

@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · May 28

Did you hear the Resol String Quartet last week? Phenomenal! They will be back through the year so #watchthisspace

Plus you can catch the next concert with the utterly fabulous @nordicviola.bsky.social this Saturday May 31st at 1pm

Details here friendsofgri.org/music/nordic...

#musicinthegri

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Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social · May 28

The magic of Toasted Ryvita. Who knew?

A testimonial published as a letter in 1930 in The Glasgow Medical Journal
The writer had been given some free samples for their patients. Perhaps there was some bias, perhaps not?

@arascot.bsky.social
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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