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The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Mapping the body
These intricate anatomical drawings show how Ayurveda practitioners have explored the human body and how it works.
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The leukaemia diagnosis I didn’t see coming
Treatment for leukaemia kept journalist Hannah Partos in isolation, like the female prisoner whose image inspired her to write this piece.
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Vein containing softening clots and lung tissue with deposits from a case of pyaemia
Godart, Thomas- Archives and manuscripts
Varicose Vein Booklet: Key Information
Date: 1957-1963Reference: PP/TLC/D.3/1Part of: Cleave, Surgeon Captain 'Peter' Thomas Latimer- Archives and manuscripts
[Varicose Vein]
Date: 1957-1963Reference: PP/TLC/D.3Part of: Cleave, Surgeon Captain 'Peter' Thomas Latimer- Digital Images
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Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.
Baxter, Kim.Date: 2015- Archives and manuscripts
In Lighter Vein
Date: 1931-1984Reference: PP/WDP/A/7Part of: Paton, Sir William Drummond Macdonald (1917-1993), Pharmacologist