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Birth, babies and boxes of memories
With memories of her baby in neonatal intensive care still fresh, Erin Beeston decides to unearth the poignant objects her family kept following births, going back as far as Victorian times.
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The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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The extraction of the excruciating bladder stones
Among those vying to find alternatives to major surgery for bladder stones, young doctor Jean Civiale stood out, painstakingly honing a method that was to become the norm.
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The shape of thought
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s description of the moment in 1887 when he saw a brain cell for the first time never fails to move neuroscientist Richard Wingate to tears. Here he captures that enduring sense of wonder.
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Forceps for extracting arrowheads, 16th century.
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Forceps and instrument cases / Claudius Ash, Sons & Co., Ltd.
Claudius Ash & Sons.Date: 1908
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Forceps used for the trichiasis or inversion of the eyelids.
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Forceps invented by Helvetius for the examination and amputation of cancerous breasts. Engraving with etching by R. Parr.
Parr, Remi, 1723-Date: [between 1743 and 1745]Reference: 47721i
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Forceps for the removal of foreign bodies. The upper one is termed 'Bac de Corbin dentele', the lower two 'Bac de Grue coulde'.