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Glass Eyes

Sutures

Artificial Limbs

Urinalysis

Condoms

Caesarean Section

Spectacles

Valves in Veins

Forceps

The Microscope

Harvey and the Circulation of Blood

Vacuum Extraction

Prevention of Scurvy

False Teeth

The Ambulance

Smallpox Vaccine

Colour Blindness

Women Medical Students

The Stethoscope

Intravenous Fluids

Beaumont’s Experiments on the Gastric Juice

General Anaesthetic

The Vaginal Speculum

Spirometry

Appendicectomy

Ophthalmoscope

Plaster of Paris Casts

The Hypodermic Syringe

Sanitation

Nursing

The Treatment of Epilepsy

Mendel and the Birth of Genetics

The Germ Theory of Disease

Temperature Measurement

Paracetamol

Handwashing

Immunizations

Pinard Stethoscope

Sphygmomanometer

Local Anaesthetics

Contact Lenses

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Psychoanalysis

Latex Surgical Gloves

Phototherapy

Röntgen’s X-Rays

Facemask

Aspirin

Blood Groups

Defibrillator

Corneal Grafting

Discovery of Alzheimer’s Disease

Contraceptive Coils

The Band-Aid

The Operating Microscope

Insulin

EEG

The National Blood Transfusion Service

Electrosurgery

Iron Lung

Discovery of Penicillin

Wheelchair

Thrombolysis

Pulse Oximeter

Dialysis

Sunscreen

Randomized–Controlled Trials

Mammography

Amniocentesis

Pacemaker

The Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer

Antipsychotics

The Structure of DNA

Heart–Lung Machine

The Placebo Effect

Polio Vaccine

Bone Marrow Transplant

Ultrasound

Levodopa for Parkinson’s Disease

Foetal Monitoring

The Eradication of Smallpox

Hip Replacement

The Structure of Antibodies

Oral Rehydration Fluid

Glue for Wounds

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

The Contraceptive Pill

The First Artificial Heart Valve

Methadone Treatment

Angioplasty

Contraceptive Implant

Coronary–Artery Bypass Grafting

Palliative Care and the Hospice Movement

First Heart Transplant

The Abortion Act

Folic Acid and the Link with Neural Tube Defects

Salbutamol

The Five Stages of Grief

Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer

Pregnancy Tests

Isotretinoin for Acne

Computerized Tomography (CT)

Evidence-based Medicine

Cholesterol-lowering Drugs

Positron Emission Tomography (PET scans)

Cochlear Implants

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

Botox

Coronary Arterial Stents

Egg Donation

Keyhole Surgery

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Surfactant for Premature Babies

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Combination Therapy for HIV Infection

Viagra®

Telesurgery

Human Genome Project

Eye Injections to Prevent Blindness

Face Transplant

Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Acknowledgements

Index