These forceps, basically a type of surgical pincers, are based on a set that were so well-crafted they have been little improved upon in nearly two thousand years. Found at Pompeii and dating to 79 CE ...

Giving birth for the first time is a leap into the unknown. Expectant mothers may diligently write birth plans, often hoping ...

When watching characters perform surgery on your favorite TV medical dramas, you might wonder what shows use to create fake ...

In sum, odors initiate feeding behavior in Drosophila.

This chapter is part of a book that is no longer available to purchase from Cambridge Core This chapter seeks to engage in two important issues: first, it explores the historical trajectory which made ...

Hern, one of the few physicians who openly perform late abortions, has been receiving death threats since 1973. He thinks ...

Myth 8: Older women will have more complications during delivery While there is a slightly increased risk of complications during delivery, including longer labour and higher rates of interventions ...

A long-time New Norfolk paramedic who was sacked earlier this year is launching an appeal over the state industrial ...

Fear, misinformation and outdated attitudes lead many pregnant women to park their running shoes, but the latest science and ...