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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Permission to recover
When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Gavin Francis argues why being given permission to recover is so important.
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Making sense of senses lost
In rapid succession, Steve Barker suddenly lost sight and hearing on his left side. The effect on how he perceives the world has been profound.
Catalogue
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A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw while he is seated and conscious, blood flows to the floor. Woodcut, 1531.
Date: [1531]Reference: 22328i
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Surgical operations on the foot, ankle and knee: six figures. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
Léveillé, J. B. F. (Jean Baptiste François), 1769-1829.Date: 1875Reference: 23251i
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The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
Panderen, Egbert van, 1581-1637?Date: [1609?]Reference: 23860i- Pictures
The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
Panderen, Egbert van, 1581-1637?Reference: 44740i
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A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
Date: [1738]Reference: 22371i