Biomedical subjects

Reginald Magee

Publications and source records attributed to Reginald Magee.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2003

Sexual function after aortic surgery.

BACKGROUND: Male patients attending for follow up after aortic surgery have often commented that there has been a change in their sexual function. METHODS: A survey of patients attending vascular outpatient clinic and private practice following aortic surgery was carried out by personal interview. RESULTS: Of those who were sexually active before operation, 40% thought that there had been a diminution in performance and 11% thought that there was some improvement. Similar results have been found in other centres. CONCLUSIONS: Aortic surgery carries a risk of diminution in sexual function as a consequence of the operation. It is the duty of the surgeon to warn patients of this risk when seeking informed consent.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2003

Writings of Daniel Turner and his views on the practice of surgery.

In the Cowlishaw collection there are two publications by Daniel Turner (1667-1740). These are his Apologia Chyrurgica and an epistle to Dr James Jurin. Turner qualified first as a surgeon and later practised as a physician. He was a successful author and it has been said that 'His cases are not stated in the most delicate terms, nor was politeness among his excellencies'. Both of these publications were very critical of the various pretenders who engaged in medical practice at that time. A review of these works has been carried out and consideration of the type of practice in which these people were engaged.

England↗

PubMed2003

Sir William Turner and his studies on the mammalian placenta.

William Turner was appointed Professor of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh in 1867, and from 1903 until his death in 1916, he was Principal and Vice-Chancellor. He was an outstanding teacher and many of those he taught went on to occupy chairs of anatomy. He published widely on anatomical subjects and one of his interests was comparative anatomy and physiology of the placenta. This paper takes a brief look at Turner's studies on the anatomical structure of the placenta, its comparative anatomy, his thoughts about its physiology and its place in the evolutionary process. At the time, these lectures constituted an anatomical and physiological classic. At the time Turner prepared his lectures, which were delivered in 1875 and 1876, little was known about the gestatory process in marsupials or monotremes. These mammals have a very brief period of intrauterine gestation and placentation and mention is made of studies that have been done in recent times on this subject.

Anatomy, Comparative↗

PubMed2002

Quacks: fakers and charlatans in medicine.

Quackery abounded in Britain in the 16th to the 19th centuries. Some of these practitioners were colourful characters who successfully promoted their medical and surgical abilities and their remedies to a gullible public. Although many may have been harmless, a number of them may have been considered to be rather dubious and dangerous, but altogether they played a large part in influencing the history of medical practice between 1750 and 1850. The methods of practice employed by these people have been reviewed and examples given of such quacks as Sir William Read and Joshua Ward both of whom were very successful. Alternative medicine has always had an attraction for some members of the community, and this has extended into the twentieth century. Examples are given of therapies, such as that for the treatment of cancer and arterial disease, in recent years that can only be described as modern-day quackery.

History, 20th Century↗