Stories
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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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A doctor, his community and coronavirus
Reflecting on his experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, GP Gavin Francis vividly recalls a home visit to a man stricken with breathing difficulties.
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The castration effect
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
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The solidarity of sickness
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Brentwood: large posters
Date: 1970s-1990sReference: SA/HHC/D/2/4/6Part of: Harrison-Howell Blood Transfusion Collection- Books
Ulcers and eczema of the leg sequels of phlebitis etc. : studies on static diseases of the lower limbs and their treatment / Holger Bisgaard.
Bisgaard, Holger Ove, 1880-Date: 1948- Books
The blood supply of the lower limb bones in man : (descriptive and applied) / Henry V. Crock ... with the assistance of Carmel Crock ; foreword by H. Jackson Burrows.
Crock, Henry Vernon.Date: 1967
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Recherches anatomiques et considérations physiologiques sur la circulation veineuse du pied et de la jambe / par A. le Dentu.
Le Dentu, Jean-François-Auguste, 1841-1926.Date: 1867- Books
The pathology and surgery of the veins of the lower limb / by Harold Dodd and Frank B. Cockett ; with a foreword by R.R. Linton.
Dodd, Harold.Date: 1956