Stories
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Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages
Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.
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Are doctors medical detectives?
Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
Catalogue
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Dog diseases treated by homœopathy / by James Moore.
Moore, James, veterinarian.Date: [between 1860 and 1869?]- Books
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Management and diseases of the dog / [John Woodroffe Hill].
Hill, John Woodroffe.Date: 1888- Books
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The management and diseases of the dog / by John Woodroffe Hill.
Date: 1878- Books
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Diseases of the dog and their treatment / by Georg Müller and Alexander Glass.
Müller, Georg (Georg Alfred), 1851-1923.Date: 1908- Books
Endocrine diseases of the dog / Edward T. Siegel.
Siegel, Edward T.Date: 1977