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Born different

For Chris North, being born intersex in the 1940s meant his many childhood hospital visits, tests and operations were not explained or discussed. As he reveals, doctors encouraged strict secrecy.

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The mystery of the malignant brain

In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.

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Sockets and stumps

Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.

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The house of Joan

The longueurs of hospital stays and enforced inactivity were the spur to Joan’s precise tailoring skills and flamboyant creations, all to the benefit of her fashion-loving sisters.

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  • Goffres, Dressings, in Bandages, pansements et appareils
  • Apollonius of Kitton, bandages illustration
  • Surgical bandages. Engraving with etching.
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
  • Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
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