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The anatomy of a brain dissection

Dissecting the brain after death not only helps confirm a diagnosis, but it can also teach us so much more about the symptoms and causes of brain diseases and how to treat them.

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Beating the bodysnatchers

When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.

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Printing the body

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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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth

Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.

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  • Atlas of surgical & topographical anatomy / by B. J. Béraud ; translated by Robert Thomas Hulme.
  • Atlas of surgical & topographical anatomy / by B. J. Béraud ; translated by Robert Thomas Hulme.
  • Atlas of surgical & topographical anatomy / by B. J. Béraud ; translated by Robert Thomas Hulme.
  • Plate 71, Surgical anatomy of the perineum and rectum.
  • Plate IV. Surgical anatomy of the cervical and facial regions
  • The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy.
  • The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy.
  • The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy.
  • The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy.
  • The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy.
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