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The original drama of operating theatres

Medicine as ‘theatre’ began in the 16th century, when paying audiences enjoyed candlelight, live music – and a cadaver being dissected in front of them, all the in name of education.

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The pain that punished feminists

In a society that viewed getting the vote, and pursuing an education and career, as unnatural goals for women, the pain of endometriosis was viewed as nature’s retribution.

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Shame and how our bodies betray us

Embarrassment about our desires, bodies and bodily functions can silence us. Lucia Osborne-Crowley asks whether a low-level but constant sense of shame is stopping us getting the help we need.

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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test

The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.

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  • Two syringes with a public warning about the importance of needle sterilization to prevent the spread of diseases like AIDS; an advertisement by the Ministry of Health, Fiji and World Health Organization. Colour lithograph.
  • A couple wearing garlands, a packet of condoms, a nurse tending to sterilizing needles and a man receiving a blood transfusion in a hospital bed; a warning issued by the State AIDS Cell of the Goverment of Tamil Nadu about the importance of safe sex and sterilization of hospital equipment to prevent the spread of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Adprint, ca. 1997.
  • A couple wearing garlands, a packet of condoms, a nurse tending to sterilizing needles and a man receiving a blood transfusion in a hospital bed; a warning issued by the State AIDS Cell of the Goverment of Tamil Nadu about the importance of safe sex and sterilization of hospital equipment to prevent the spread of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Adprint, ca. 1997.
  • A couple wearing garlands, a packet of condoms, a nurse tending to sterilizing needles and a man receiving a blood transfusion in a hospital bed; a warning issued by the State AIDS Cell of the Goverment of Tamil Nadu about the importance of safe sex and sterilization of hospital equipment to prevent the spread of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Adprint, ca. 1997.
  • A couple wearing garlands, a packet of condoms, a nurse tending to sterilizing needles and a man receiving a blood transfusion in a hospital bed; a warning issued by the State AIDS Cell of the Goverment of Tamil Nadu about the importance of safe sex and sterilization of hospital equipment to prevent the spread of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Adprint, ca. 1997.
  • A couple in bed, a man having a blood transfusion in hospital, a range of sharp objects including a syringe and scissors and a pregnant woman; a warning about the importance of safe sex and sterilization within hospitals to prevent AIDS by the State AIDS Cell, Goverment of Tamil Nadu sponsored by Unicef. Colour lithograph by Adprint, ca. 1997.
  • A couple in bed, a man having a blood transfusion in hospital, a range of sharp objects including a syringe and scissors and a pregnant woman; a warning about the importance of safe sex and sterilization within hospitals to prevent AIDS by the State AIDS Cell, Goverment of Tamil Nadu sponsored by Unicef. Colour lithograph by Adprint, ca. 1997.
  • Bioengineering - equipment in sterile packet
  • Bioengineering - equipment in sterile packet
  • For good health, use The Hygienic Co.'s sterilized milk : guaranteed pure full-cream milk : free from disease germs : the one and only firm in Portsmouth who sterilize milk and deliver in air-tight bottles... / The Hygienic Milk Co.
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