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    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Fashion

    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)

    Sniffles and Sneezes (1955)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    Sniffles and Sneezes (1955)

    Alcohol and the Human Body (1949)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine, Drugs

    Alcohol and the Human Body (1949)

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)

    Luigi Cornaro’s *Sure and Certain Methods of Attaining a Long and Healthful Life* (1722 edition)
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    Food, Science & Medicine

    Luigi Cornaro’s Sure and Certain Methods of Attaining a Long and Healthful Life (1722 edition)

    Uncommon Sense: Edward B. Foote’s *Plain Home Talk* (1896 edition)
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    Customs & Culture, Science & Medicine, Wisdom

    Uncommon Sense: Edward B. Foote’s Plain Home Talk (1896 edition)

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    The Old, Old, Very Old Man: Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade

    The Old, Old, Very Old Man: Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade

    By Katherine Harvey

    As the story goes, Old Tom Parr was relatively healthy for being 152 until a visit to noxious, polluted London in 1635 cut his long life short. Katherine Harvey investigates the early modern claims surrounding this supercentarian and the fraudulent longevity business that became his namesake in the 19th century. more

    21 May 2025
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