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Tragedy in Victorian Wessex
The brutal murder of a doctor shook a Dorset community in 1862.
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An extraordinary worm
A Glasgow surgeon related the case of a gruesome parasite in 1734.
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The human x-ray scientists
The Grant brothers of Maidstone claimed they could see into people's lungs.
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A caesarean section in 18th-century Ireland
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Secrets of the mummy factory
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Eight years in cocaine hell
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Plague, peril and reform: John Howard's quarantine journey
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Theriac: ancient miracle or modern mirage?
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From myth to misery: the tragic story of the Pig-Faced Lady
Far-fetched tales that began as entertainment ended in the exploitation of humans and animals.
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A vortex of suspicion: the 1927 Channel swimming hoax
Dr Dorothy Logan got into 'an awful mess' when she falsely claimed to have swum the English Channel.
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Walking quietly with a can of snakes
The adventures of a Missouri eccentric in the early 20th century.
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Chemical warfare against the common cold
Could the substances used to kill enemy troops have a healthier application in peacetime? Unfortunately not.
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A grave scandal: the sale of corpses in 1857
A quarter of a century after the Anatomy Act, dodgy characters were still making money from the illicit sale of the deceased poor.
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Profiting by deceit: a treatment for alcoholism in Edwardian London
Businessman Arthur Lewis Pointing introduced 'Antidipso', a product that gave false hope to the families of alcoholics.
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'I am the dead body'
A former medical student made an audacious attempt to get his own death certificate in 1901.
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The Quack Doctor
The Quack Doctor
Stories from the history of medicine, with an inclination towards the strange.
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