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  1. Could Statistical Science Have Caught Harold Shipman Earlier? (2006)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Medical sciences

    The Shipman Inquiry concluded that there were 215 "confirmed" and 45 "probable" victims of Harold Shipman, and it is natural to ask if he could have been caught earlier if some sort of statistical monitoring...

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  2. Implications after first frozen embryo implantation (1983)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a medical expert about the implanting of a frozen embryo into a woman in Melbourne, Australia - the first time pregnancy has occurred by such a method. He speaks about the ethical and legal...

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  3. Artificial heart transplant (1982)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male speaker (from Utah Medical Center) explains the procedure of transplanting an artificial heart into one of the hospital’s patients. Female interviewer not identified.

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  4. Baby has heart surgery in the womb (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Simon Bowden interviews Dr Lindsey Allan, senior lecturer in perinatal cardiology at Guy’s Hospital on the procedure on a baby that received heart surgery whilst in its mother’s womb, the decision to...

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  5. Pioneering US laser operation (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Report on 8-year-old Julian Thurston, who has had a life-threatening spinal tumour removed in a pioneering laser operation carried out by neurologist Dr Fred Epstein at the New York University Medical...

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  6. Screening of embryos for genetic disorders (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the success of doctors at Hammersmith Hospital, London in being able for the first time to screen embryos for inherited genetic disorders before implanting them and the ethical issues around the...

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  7. Emergency medical treatment - Gulf War (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Falklands War battlefield first-aid procedure has been adopted in the Gulf War. Glasgow-born nurse, Mary Laverick(?) speaks to Northern Ireland reporter Barbara McCann about treating wounded soldiers,...

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  8. Patrick Steptoe on UK first frozen embryo birth (1985)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with British pioneer of fertility treatment Patrick Steptoe following the birth of the UK’s first frozen embryo baby (Gregory Martin Jackson from parents 34-year-olds Janet Jackson and Tony...

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  9. Decision makers (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; Documentary

    Decision Makers, presented by Richard Bestic. A controversial medical advance, womb leasing - otherwise know as surrogacy - is discussed, with general opinion being against the procedure. Wendy Mantle from...

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  10. Sarah Jane Newbury certified a virgin (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Mark Phillips interviews 30 year-old legal secretary Sarah Jane Newbury from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, who explains why she underwent a medical procedure to certify that she is a virgin. She says she is waiting...

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