Trouble at t’mill
Last week I revealed the dangers of working in the mirror manufacturing trade in 19th-century Bohemia. Here’s another tale of […]
Remarkable recoveries
Remarkable recoveries
A case for Dr Coffin
In 1837 a Canadian teenager tripped over while walking back to his parents’ house. The accident did not hurt much,
Remarkable recoveries
The electric scalpel
Earlier this week I spent a day in an operating theatre watching heart surgery. It was one of the most
Remarkable recoveries
Brained by a bull
A remarkable recovery from a goring by a bull was recorded in 1774 in the pages of the Medical and
Horrifying operations, Remarkable recoveries
Such is the fortitude of females
Rhinoplasty is one of the oldest surgical operations, known to have been practised by the Indian surgeon Sushruta in the
Remarkable recoveries
The rocket man
November 5th has long been a busy night for practitioners of emergency medicine. Injuries caused by fireworks are as old
Mysterious illnesses, Remarkable recoveries
All flesh is grass
I imagine that most doctors have had to treat at least one patient who has been unlucky or stupid enough
Remarkable recoveries
Fingers crossed
A short but – to me – fascinating article from the Medico-Chirurgical Review. Surgeons are now quite adept at reattaching fingers,