Stories
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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The blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
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The making of ‘Quacks’
How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?
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The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
Catalogue
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The filtering operations : some historic glimpses / H.S. Sugar.
Sugar, H. Saul (Hyman Saul), 1912-Date: 1979- Books
Unknown ancient Greek ophthalmological instruments and equipment / J. Lascaratos, S. Marketos.
Laskaratos, Iōannēs G.Date: 1997
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A treatise on the surgical diseases of the eye / by H. Haynes Walton.
Date: 1861
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A manual of ophthalmoscopic surgery : being a practical treatise on the use of the ophthalmoscope in diseases of the eye / by Jabez Hogg.
Date: 1863- Books
The history of modern cataract surgery / ed. by Marvin L. Kwitko and Charles D. Kelman.
Date: 1998