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Are doctors medical detectives?
| Jules MontagueJohn R A Smith
Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.
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- Article
Bleeding healthy
| Julia Nurse
For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.
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On nature cures and taking the waters
| Jessica J LeeFaye Heller
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
- In pictures
- In pictures
Tesla, quacks and violet rays
| Surya Bowyer
Imagine a device that can treat everything from baldness to gout. Too good to be true? Yes, and it was banned – but not before hundreds were hoodwinked.