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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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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages

Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.

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The mystery of the malignant brain

In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.

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  • Irregularities and diseases of the teeth, p. 7.
  • Chinese C18: Paediatric pox - 'Mouth-Locking' pox
  • Healthy practices for those using air-raid shelters. Colour lithograph.
  • Healthy practices for those using air-raid shelters. Colour lithograph.
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - scorpion boil in the throat
  • People using Anios disinfectant to destroy microbes representing infectious diseases. Colour lithograph by G. de Trye-Maison, ca. 1910.
  • Theory of diseases treated with chaihu guizhi tang, Chinese
  • Irregularity in teeth and the same mouth after treatment.
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boil directly opposite the mouth
  • Theory of diseases treated with Minor Bupleurum decoction
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