Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery and Nicholas Henri Jacob, ‘Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria,’ (1841), Florence. Ligature of an artery in the inguinal region, using sutures and a ...

Calgary physician argues misunderstood doctor's work reflects early efforts to treat complex pelvic pain CALGARY, AB, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new book by Dr. John Jarrell, an Emeritus ...

Prologue : the age of agony -- Through the lens -- Houses of death -- The sutured gut -- The altar of science -- The Napoleon of surgery -- The frog's legs -- Cleanliness and cold water -- They're all ...

Before the advent of general anesthesia in the mid-19th century, surgery was a traumatic experience for everyone involved—the patient, of course, but also the medical staff and anyone who happened to ...