Stories
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A nasty history of the vaginal speculum
The vaginal speculum carries the weight of generations of preconceptions about morality, blame and attitudes to pain. Lalita Kaplish explores the history of the implement and how societies shaped its use.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Dementia playlists and musical memory
Listening to the right music can provide both solace and pleasure for someone with dementia, helping them to reconnect with the world around them. Grace Meadows makes the case for more music in dementia care.
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Intelligence testing, race and eugenics
Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.
Catalogue
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New instruments, apparatus and office equipment : bulletin no. 4.
V. Mueller & Co.Date: [1911], [©1911]- Books
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Electrical and scientific instruments and apparatus : november 20th, 1899.
Elmer G. Willyoung & Co.Date: 1899- Books
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A catalogue of surgical instruments, apparatus, appliances, etc. / manufactured and sold by John Weiss & Son.
John Weiss & Son (London, England)Date: 1863- Books
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Electro-medical instruments and their management : and illustrated price list of electro-medical apparatus / by K. Schall.
Schall K.Date: 1899- Books
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Illustrated catalogue and price list of surgical instruments, spectacles, eyeglasses, optical goods, orthopaedical apparatus, trusses, supporters, etc. etc.
Reynders, John, & Co., New York.Date: [1889], ©1889