Stories
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The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
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Crime drama and the realistic cadaver
Today we are accustomed to the increasingly realistic look of dead bodies in on-screen dramas. Special-effects expert Hildegunn M S Traa reveals how crime and morgue scenes reflect the social idea of death.
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The unexpected parallels between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wellcome Collection
With the news of a sequel in development, Russell Dornan explores parallels between ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and Wellcome Collection.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Medical Screening of Irish Immigrants
Date: 1958-1959Reference: SA/MWF/H.17Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Books
The origin of newborn screening / Robert Guthrie.
Guthrie, RobertDate: 1996- Books
X-ray couches, screening stands, tube stands, etc / Watson & Sons (Electro-Medical) Ltd.
Watson & Sons (Electro-Medical Ltd)Date: [1929]- Books
The "Sunic" simplified screening stand for use with metalix tubes / Watson & Sons (Electro-Medical) Ltd.
Watson & Sons (Electro-Medical Ltd)Date: 1928]- Archives and manuscripts
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'The scope and extent of human genetic screening'
Date: 1994Reference: UGC 188/2/1/2/9Part of: Papers of Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith, geneticist, Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland