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The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
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Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test
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Catalogue
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Military hospitals / W.R.M. Drew.
Drew, W. R. M. (William Robert Macfarlane), Sir, 1907-Date: 1964- Archives and manuscripts
Military hospitals-choice of site and design by Major P. N. Walker-Taylor. Reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Date: Aug 1940Reference: RAMC/1907/23Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
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Malta. Notes on the history of military hospitals, including the David Bruce Military Hospital
Date: -1900Reference: RAMC/801/8/3Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellaneous photographs of hospitals, including the British Military Hospital, Benghazi
Date: 1939-1945Reference: RAMC/801/22/38Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Military Hospitals in the making
Date: 1962Reference: RAMC/422/2Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection