Stories
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Why even plastic surgery can’t hide you from facial recognition
Once upon a time, plastic surgery allowed a few notorious criminals to evade the law. But today, sophisticated facial-recognition technology has turned dreams of anonymity to dust.
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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 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 blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
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Delusions in eye surgery / by John B. Roberts.
Roberts, John B. (John Bingham), 1852-1924.Date: 1889- Books
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Report of the surgery of Mobile, for the year 1869 : containing details of a number of operations of special interest - among which is one case - removal of the entire tongue : also, a number of operations on the uterus, the eye, and the rectum / by J.T. Gilmore.
Gilmore, J. T.Date: 1870- Books
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Contributions to practical surgery / by William Stokes.
Stokes, Sir William, 1839-1900.Date: 1865- Books
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Extraction of hard cataract - death on the fifth day - examination of the eye / by Henry D. Noyes.
Noyes, Henry D. (Henry Drury), 1832?-1900.Date: [1886]- Books
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A treatise on the surgical diseases of the eye / by H. Haynes Walton.
Date: 1861