Stories
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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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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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On body horror and growing up strange
A young child’s unusual feelings, reactions and assertions are routinely dismissed by adults. Find out how manga horror stories became a source of strength, and helped them trust their adult body.
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On the treatment of deficient excretion from kidneys not organically diseased, and some of the diseases peculiar to women, and diseases of the skin / by L. Duncan Bulkley.
Bulkley, Lucius Duncan, 1845-1928.Date: 1898- Books
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Radiography of the kidneys inflated with air or gas / by Lewis Gregory Cole.
Cole, Lewis Gregory, 1874-1954.Date: [1910?]- Books
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On the co-existence of granular disease of the kidneys with pulmonary consumption ; and on the influence of the strumous diathesis in predisposing to renal disease / by Thomas Bevil Peacock, M.D.
Peacock, Thomas B. (Thomas Bevill), 1812-1882.Date: [©1845?]- Books
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The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney, amenable to direct surgical interference / by W. Bruce Clarke.
Clarke W. Bruce (William Bruce)Date: 1886- Archives and manuscripts
American Journal of Kidney Disease
Date: 1998 - 2000Reference: PP/WRO/E/1Part of: Professor Oliver Wrong