Stories
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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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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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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.
Catalogue
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Bandages and bandaging for nurses / by M. Cordelia Cowan.
Cowan, M. Cordelia, 1889-Date: 1920- Pictures
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The upper body and head and ways of bandaging them. Stipple engraving by J. Bell.
Bell, John, 1763-1820.Reference: 23122i- Digital Images
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Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
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Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques
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Japanese Scroll, bandages and bandaging techniques