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A brief history of contraception

From douches to diaphragms, and condoms to caps, discover the wide range of contraception methods people have used over the centuries.

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Busting myths about turkey-baster babies

The popular idea of sex-free, turkey-baster-led conception has been around since the 1970s. Christine Ro goes beyond the utensils drawer to find out if it’s ever really happened.

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A brief history of ventilation

As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.

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  • Fatty degeneration of the diaphragm
  • Radiography apparatus: light beam diaphragm
  • Cyst in the substance of the diaphragm
  • Liver and diaphragm covered in pedunculated growths
  • Diaphragm and abdominal muscles: 7 figures. Line engraving by A. Bell after B.S. Albinus, 1777.
  • Internal visualisation chart: Position of qihai and diaphragm
  • Anatomical drawing: Sea of Qi and diaphragm, Chinese MS
  • Diaphragm, pharynx and foot dissections: seventeen figures. Line engraving by P. Rothwell, 1789, after J. Wandelaer after B.S. Albinus.
  • Muscles of the trunk and diaphragm: seven figures. Line engraving by J. Wandelaar, 1746.
  • Muscles of the diaphragm and bladder. Colour mezzotint by A. E. Gautier d'Agoty after himself, 1773.
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