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The blight of the ballooning blood vessels

In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.

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Illness and the influence of the stars

Could alien germs from space have caused major pandemics across the world? Taras Young investigates the ideas of a few unconventional scientists who believe this to be the case.

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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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Can isolation lead to manipulation?

Military-funded researchers wanted to know if isolation techniques could facilitate brainwashing. One neuroscientist suggested that it might improve our own control over our minds.

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  • Using Virtual Reality to treat paranoia
  • Aesculapius and other ancients are presented with exotic materia medica from the far east, which are turned into medicines in a pharmaceutical elaboratory. Oil painting by Johannes Prey, 1791.
  • Qigong exercise to unblock the flow of Qi in the channels
  • Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), x-ray analysis
  • Qigong exercise for whole-body cramps and seasonal disorders
  • Medical imaging: normal CT scan
  • Molecular biology products / Techne, Cambridge.
  • Molecular biology products / Techne, Cambridge.
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