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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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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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Diagnosing OCD in the past

Mining the writings of and about famous historical figures, retrospective psychologists try to diagnose their mental health problems. But, inevitably, partial evidence is open to misinterpretation.

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Found items

Books leave their traces in our minds, but we leave traces of ourselves in books too, as these fascinating items found inside old works show.

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  • John Thomas Quekett (?). Photograph.
  • Thomas Webster. Photograph by John Watkins.
  • Thomas John Barnardo. Lithograph by F. Hager.
  • John Howard. Line engraving by N. Thomas.
  • John Thomas Quekett. Lithograph by L. Aldous.
  • Thomas John Barnardo. Photograph by Stepney Causeway Studio.
  • John Thomas. Stipple engraving by T. H. Ellis.
  • Thomas Creswick. Photograph by John & Charles Watkins.
  • Thomas Robert Malthus. Mezzotint by John Linnell, 1834.
  • John Hunter's signature. House Surgeons' Certificate to Thomas Keate.
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