Stories
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Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
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The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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My mother, and metaphors of a pandemic
A pandemic. Two members of one family, living thousands of miles apart. And months of calls and messages that helped them grow closer.
Catalogue
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Foreign bodies in the eye.
Date: 1975- Books
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Certain foreign bodies in the eye, and how to remove them / by C.R. Agnew.
Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888.Date: [1884?]- Books
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On the removal of foreign bodies from the eye : with four cases / by Charles Stedman Bull.
Bull, Charles Stedman, 1844-1912.Date: [1880]- Videos
Eye surgery : removal of intra-ocular foreign bodies.
Date: 1945- Film
Eye surgery : removal of intra-ocular foreign bodies.
Date: 1945