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Jim, the horse of death

Horses’ blood was used to produce an antitoxin that saved thousands of children from dying from diphtheria, but contamination was a deadly problem. Find out how a horse called Jim was the catalyst for the beginnings of medical regulation.

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Graveyards as green getaways

Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.

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The search for a cure for endometriosis

Discover how a white American doctor’s experimental operations on black female slaves laid the foundations for modern gynaecological surgery.

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  • Ambulance, New Sebastopol, 1855.
  • Two men carry a sick woman in a chair-carry towards the hospital of Lisbon. Coloured aquatint by H. L'Evêque, 1812.
  • Scenes showing an American style horse ambulance at work in Liverpool, England. Wood engraving, 1886.
  • After the battle / [illustrated by] G.H. Edwards.
  • After the battle / [illustrated by] G.H. Edwards.
  • Ambulance on route to an emergency call out, UK.
  • Ambulance on route to an emergency call out, UK.
  • Ambulance on route to an emergency call out, UK.
  • Ambulance on route to an emergency call out, UK.
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