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The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
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When kids are offered free cosmetic surgery
When they were a child, Jasmine Owens’ dentist offered to break their jaw – for free. It would make them look better, he said. Read on to find out whether or not they agreed.
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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
Catalogue
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Subcutaneous osteotomy in young children / by Robert WIlliam Parker.
Parker, Robert William, -1913.Date: 1879- Books
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Infantile cataract / by Albert R. Baker.
Baker, Albert Rufus, 1858-Date: 1892- Books
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On section of the cornea as a preliminary operation ; Needle-hooks in secondary cataract operations / by J.F. Streatfeild.
Streatfeild, John Fremlyn, 1828-1886.Date: 1872- Videos
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Atrial septal secundum defect : the physical diagnosis of a common cardiac lesion corrected by surgery.
Date: 1964- Film
Atrial septal secundum defect : the physical diagnosis of a common cardiac lesion corrected by surgery.
Date: 1964