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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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Mapping the body
These intricate anatomical drawings show how Ayurveda practitioners have explored the human body and how it works.
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Silent threat
As Vanessa Peterson recovered from a frighteningly serious illness, she wondered whether it was linked to air quality. For many communities, she found, pollution is a political issue.
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The anatomy of a brain dissection
Dissecting the brain after death not only helps confirm a diagnosis, but it can also teach us so much more about the symptoms and causes of brain diseases and how to treat them.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
"Artery"
Date: 1995-2005Reference: ART/AFH/A/1/16Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Digital Images
- Online
Artery cell
Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen- Archives and manuscripts
"Artery: cartoons"
Date: 1992-1993Reference: ART/AFH/A/1/17Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Books
Artery, dissecting and dressing forceps, dressing scissors / Arnold & Sons.
Arnold & Sons.Date: [1938?]- Books
Artery flaps / Johannes Fredericus Samuel Esser, introduced by J.C. van der Meulen.
Esser, J. F. S. (Johannes Fredericus Samuel), 1877-1946.Date: 2003