Stories
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Why even plastic surgery can’t hide you from facial recognition
Once upon a time, plastic surgery allowed a few notorious criminals to evade the law. But today, sophisticated facial-recognition technology has turned dreams of anonymity to dust.
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Ways appear
While his sense of body shame meant the personal side of his life was unfulfilled, Chris’s career was rewarding. His own childhood experiences gave him profound empathy for the children he worked with.
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Rethinking the placebo effect
The placebo effect has long been harnessed for both legitimate and fraudulent use, but we’re only just discovering how and why our bodies respond positively to dummy drugs, as Anjuli Sharma reveals.
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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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On asymmetry of the lower limbs as a cause of lateral spinal curvature : with a description of a new method for readily and accurately determining any variation in the lengths of the lower extremities / by Thomas G. Morton.
Morton, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1835-1903.Date: [1886]- Books
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Die conservative Chirurgie der Glieder, oder, Darstellung der Mittel und Methoden, welche zur Vermeidung, respective Beschränkung der Amputationen und Knochen-Resectionen sich darbieten / von Herrmann Julius Paul.
Paul, Hermann Julius, 1824-1877.Date: 1854- Books
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When shall we operate on simple fractures of long bones? / by James P. Warbasse.
Warbasse, James Peter, 1866-1957.Date: 1912- Videos
Amputation of the lower leg.
Date: 1900-1999- Film
Amputation of the lower leg.
Date: 1903