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Bleeding healthy

For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.

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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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Finding solidarity in arachnophobia

Arachnophobia is very different from just disliking spiders. Izzie Price shares the reality of having the phobia, and explores its likely origins.

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Making sense of senses lost

In rapid succession, Steve Barker suddenly lost sight and hearing on his left side. The effect on how he perceives the world has been profound.

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  • Warwick Mechanics Institution Perambulating Library.
  • Mechanics: levers, pulleys, wedges, and forces. Engraving.
  • Mechanics: forces and dynamics, pulleys. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Mechanics: forces and dynamics, pulleys. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Mechanics: Atwood's machine with pulleys and calibrated dials. Engraving.
  • Mechanics: forces, statics and dynamics, pulleys. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Mechanics: illustrations of levers, pulleys, wedges, and forces. Coloured engraving.
  • Mechanics: forces, gears, axles and dynamics, pulleys. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Mechanics: diagrams of levers, forces, gears, and weights. Engraving by Fletcher.
  • Mechanics: various machines. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850, after himself.
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Perspective tour with Dr Michael Berthaume

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