Dead Men’s Teeth – Episode 15 – Under The Knife
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFMBUDRUtRQ&w=560&h=315] In Episode 15 of Under The Knife, I explore the horrible reality behind dental practices from the past, including how dentures used to be
Quacks & Hacks: Walter Freeman and the Lobotomobile
On 12 November 1935, a Portuguese neurologist named Antonio Egas Moniz [below right] became the first individual to perform what would later be known as
The Dissected Criminal – Episode 14 – Under The Knife
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOa31kpYCag&w=560&h=315] In Episode 14 of Under The Knife, I discuss how the executions of thousands of people fed the anatomy schools in the 18th
Painful Operations: Removing Bladder Stones before Anesthesia
If you visit the Gordon Museum at Guy’s Hospital in London, you’ll see a small bladder stone—no bigger than 3 centimetres across. Besides the fact
The Butchering Art – UK Cover Reveal!
I’m thrilled to reveal the UK cover for my upcoming book THE BUTCHERING ART, which will be published by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin,
The Wandering Womb: Female Hysteria through the Ages
The word “hysteria” conjures up an array of images, none of which probably include a nomadic uterus wandering aimlessly around the female body. Yet that