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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Simple cardio-vascular monitoring in closed circuit anaesthesia.
Date: 197?- Film
Simple cardio-vascular monitoring in closed circuit anaesthesia.
Date: 197?- Books
A history of vascular surgery / Steven G. Friedman.
Friedman, Steven G. (Steven Greg), 1955-Date: 1989- Books
A history of vascular surgery / Steven G. Friedman.
Friedman, Steven G. (Steven Greg), 1955-Date: [2005], ©2005- Books
Blood vessel surgery and its applications : a collective review of fifty years of vascular surgery, a biographical note on Dr. Guthrie, and Dr. Guthrie's complete bibliography / by Charles Claude Guthrie.
Guthrie, Charles Claude, 1880-Date: 1959