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 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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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
The Directory of Operating Theatres and Departments of Surgery
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1991Reference: GC/253/A/42/7/13Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars- Archives and manuscripts
The Directory of Operating Theatres and Departments of Surgery
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1996Reference: GC/253/A/42/7/15Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars- Archives and manuscripts
The Directory of Operating Theatres and Departments of Surgery
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1994Reference: GC/253/A/42/7/14Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars- Books
History and testimony relating to Singleton's renowned eye ointment.
Stephen Green Limited.Date: [c.1950]- Archives and manuscripts
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Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine Collection Dossiers
Date: 1912 - 1974Reference: WA/HMM/CM/Col/116Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library