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The original drama of operating theatres
| Lizzie Enfield
Medicine as ‘theatre’ began in the 16th century, when paying audiences enjoyed candlelight, live music – and a cadaver being dissected in front of them, all the in name of education.
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Getting under the skin
| Taryn Cain
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
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Printing the body
| Julia Nurse
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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What the nose doesn’t know
| Stephanie Howard-SmithSteven Pocock
Losing her sense of smell for over a year motivated Stephanie Howard-Smith to sniff out the history of treatments for this unsettling condition.