By Sheramy Bundrick
Early the morning of 24 December 1888, a severely wounded man was brought to the Hôtel-Dieu of Arles for treatment. On duty: Félix Rey (1867–1932), a young intern completing his thesis from the University of Montpellier. The patient: Vincent van Gogh, who the night before had sliced part of his left [...]
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Is it possible to have found a fiction writer who shares such wonder at early medicine’s marvels? Does Kirsten Menger-Andersen earn an honorary place among medical historians for translating our odd truths about medical beliefs and practices into breath-taking and respectful prose? Answer: YES.
Doctor Olaf von Schuler’s Brain is simply gorgeous. [...]
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