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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists

Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.

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Healthy scepticism

Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.

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Living with early onset Parkinson’s

Ten years ago, three little words changed Pete Langman’s world.

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  • John Abernethy. Coloured etching by S. W. Fores, 1825.
  • A physician taking the pulse of a young woman who shows him her tongue. Drawing by M. von Luttich.
  • An eminent physician looks at the tongue of an elderly hypochondriac. Colour etching after J.F. Dunant, 1823.
  • An eminent physician looks at the tongue of an elderly hypochondriac. Colour etching after J.F. Dunant, 1823.
  • A sick man projects his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse. Coloured lithograph.
  • A physician examines a patient's tongue. Lithograph by Charles Vernier, 1853.
  • A physician examines a patient's tongue. Lithograph by Charles Vernier, 1853.
  • A group of physicians trying to diagnose a young woman's illness in a scene from Molière's L'amour médecin. Etching attributed to G. Schouten after J.B. Molière.
  • A sick man projects his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse and times it with a sand-glass, a woman looks on over the chair-back. Coloured lithograph.
  • A sick man projects his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse and times it with a sand-glass, a woman looks on over the chair-back. Coloured lithograph.
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