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Detachment
Many people find interest in surgery to be incomprehensible and even a bit bizarre, referring to the diseases and inevitable memento mori the subject implies. Lately I’ve been asking myself the...
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Inner sights
A surgeon wielding a big tool (Endo GIA) on Grey's Anatomy. Note the bloody glove. When you enter an operating room for the first time, you’re probably a bit worried about how you’re going to react to...
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De Lego Corporis Fabrica
Lego Mini Fig Anatomy by Jason Freeny ©. Click for larger image. This is the coolest piece of art I’ve seen in a long time! The Lego anatomy schematic is one of several brilliant anatomy designs by New...
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Anatomy Detective
The pebbed glass door panel is lettered in flaked black paint: “Øystein Horgmo…Anatomical Investigations”. It is a reasonably shabby door at the end of a shabby corridor in the sort of building that...
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Exquisite Bodies
The Wellcome Collection in London is hosting an exhibition of 19th-century anatomical wax models, entitled “Exquisite Bodies” from July 30th to October 18th (photo credit). In Victorian Britain, the...
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Be Quick or Be Dead
Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved. I’m used to being an annoyance. In my previous job I was working on a project where we should document all kinds of cancer treatment, from biopsies to...
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Morbid Anatomy on Display
"Venus Endormie". Photo © Joanna Ebenstein A selection of Joanna Ebenstein’s photos of medical museum artifacts are on display over at the American Medical News website. Joanna is a graphic designer...
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Inner Landscapes – An Interview with Penny Oliver
"Diverticulosis". Painting by Penny Oliver. About a year ago I was contacted by Penny Oliver, a reader of this blog who presented herself as a studio artist who concentrated her energies on anatomical...
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