Hooked
In 1882 a young doctor from Clayton West in Yorkshire had his first paper published in a major medical journal. […]
Hidden dangers
Hidden dangers
Making a mark
One evening in 1877 a medical student at the University of Paris, a young man by the name of Vielle,
Unfortunate predicaments
Show and tell
In 1828 The Lancet reported a routine meeting of the London Medical Society. It began with a memorable presentation given by
Notable deaths, Unfortunate predicaments
The lithophagus
Unless you’re a marine biologist, the chances are that you’ve never used the word ‘lithophagus’. You may have eaten one,
Unfortunate predicaments
Born in a cesspit
This strange little tale appeared in the London Medical and Surgical Journal in June 1832: A curious case of this description became
A harrowing incident
In 1873 the Chicago Medical Journal published this article by a Dr Stewart from Muscatine, a small Iowa town on
A week entombed in a snowdrift
In a week that’s seen snow across much of Britain and record low temperatures in parts of the US, this
Notable deaths
A dangerous weapon
The Northern Journal of Medicine was a short-lived periodical which appeared for only two years before being acquired by a
The bladder shrimp
On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo the Duke of Wellington was making a final inspection of his troops
Remarkable recoveries, Unusual treatments
The eye magnet
Today’s story first appeared in the Observationes, a collection of case reports by the German surgeon Wilhelm Fabry (1560-1634). Fabry,