Stories
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The castration effect
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
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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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How I cured my fear of vomiting
Emetophobia ruled every waking moment of Alex’s life. Until he came to realise he couldn’t live that way any more.
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How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
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Ligation of the common and external carotid arteries and the jugular vein, for arterio-venous aneurism of the internal carotid and jugular, with division of the optic nerve on the opposite side, the result of a gunshot wound / by W.W. Keen.
Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932.Date: [1894]- Books
Under the knife : a history of surgery in 28 remarkable operations / Arnold van de Laar.
Laar, Arnold van deDate: 2018- Books
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A new method of operating for the cure of superficial varicose veins / by W. Thornley Stoker.
Stoker, William Thornley, 1845-1912.Date: 1895- Books
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Quaestio medico-chirurgica : pro primâ Apollinari Laureâ consequendâ / proposita ab illustrissimo viro D. D. Joanne Chastelain ... . ; Sub hac verborum serie ; an, haemorrhoïdibus inveteratis operatio chirugica. ; Quam Deo duce & auspice Deiparâ propugnabit in augustissimo Monspeliensis Apollinis fano, Die mensis Maii anno 1714. ab horâ octavâ ad meridianam, Jacobus Mathulon Lugdunensis.
Chastelain, Jean, -1715.Date: 1714- Books
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Arterio-venous aneurism of the common carotid artery and internal jugular veins : double ligature of both vessels, recovery / by W.W. Keen.
Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932.Date: 1892