Health Care Gallery

Health care is an important part of life that affects everyone. It includes a range of services from preventive care to diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and injuries

Medieval urine wheel. Labelled in Latin, this 15th century diagram shows some of the possible colours of urine (outer edge of circle) to help doctors diagnose urine-related diseases

Eyesight test chart

Health Visitor / 1950S
A health visitor visits a mother and her baby on their farm (near Colchester) Date: 1950s

Home cholesterol test kit
Cholesterol indicator test for use at home. This kit tests a small sample of blood for the presence of high levels of cholesterol. The scale on the disk indicates the level of cholesterol

Roman statue of Asclepius. The cult of the deity of Greek medicine, known as Asclepius, dates from the 6th century BC. Asclepius is represented in statues holding a staff around which a serpent

Practicing synchronised swimming. Aerial view of swimmers training before a junior-league synchronised swimming competition. Photographed at Trud swimming pool, Moscow, Russia

Normal brain, MRI scans
Normal brain. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of axial sections through the healthy brain of a 28 year old patient

Panoramic dental X-ray showing all the teeth in the upper and lower jaws

A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, c.1921 (sepia photo)
985676 A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, c.1921 (sepia photo) by Halberstadt, Max (1882-1940); 35.6x25.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Trepanation, 14th century artwork
Trepanation. 14th century artwork of a doctor using a hammer and scalpel to perform a surgical operation known as trepanation

Pneumothorax treatment, X-ray
Pneumothorax treatment (image 2 of 2). X-ray of the chest of a patient, showing treatment with a drain of a partial collapse of one lung (at right) in pneumothorax

Male dummy showing acupuncture meridians & points
Acupuncture dummy. Front view of a male acupuncture dummy showing meridians and acupuncture points. There are twelve main meridians (coloured lines)

False teeth in a glass of water. Dentures are individually tailored to a specific wearer. They replace teeth lost through injury or disease

Molar tooth
Tooth, transparent cross section of a molar tooth showing the pulp chamber (orange)

Amitriptyline antidepressant molecule
Amitriptyline, molecular model. Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drug. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (white) and nitrogen (blue)

Knee joint prosthesis, X-ray
Knee joint replacement. Coloured X-ray of the knee of a 56 year old man (front view) showing an artificial (prosthetic) joint replacing the knee joint

Prosthetic robotic arm, computer artwork. In the future it may be possible for prosthetic limbs to be controlled by thoughts, via electrodes implanted in a users brain

Bunions, X-ray
Bunions. Coloured X-ray of an elderly womans deformed inward-turning toes due to bunions (orange, lower centre). This deformity (hallux valgus) is caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes

Tendinitis of the shoulder, X-ray
Tendinitis of the shoulder. Coloured X-ray of the shoulder of a patient showing calcification (grainy patches) around the rotator cuff tendon (upper left)

Knee pain, conceptual artwork

2C-B psychedelic drug, molecular model. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (white), oxygen (pink), nitrogen (blue) and bromine (dark red)

Total hip replacement, X-ray
Total hip replacement. Coloured frontal X-ray of a female pelvis with a total hip replacement (white, lower right). The replacement hip consists of a ball and shaft

Damaged knee ligament, artwork
Damaged knee ligament. Computer artwork of the muscle structure of the leg and anatomy of the human knee joint, showing a tear (dark line, centre right) in one of the cruciate ligaments (beige)

Normal EEG read out of the brains alpha waves
Normal electroencephalogram (EEG) read-out of the brains alpha waves. original is b/w m400/01m

Pint of beer

Lie detector test
MODEL RELEASED. Lie detector test. Pulse meters on a mans fingers during a lie detector, or polygraph, test. A polygraph records changes in a number of physiological processes

Spare kidneys. Conceptual computer artwork of spare kidneys stored in jars. This may represent the growth of human tissue to produce material for transplant surgery to replace defective or old body

Eye examination
MODEL RELEASED. MODEL RELEASED. Eye examination. Teenage (16 year old) girl looks through a refractor during an eye examination at an ophthalmologist

Dyslexia treatment
MODEL RELEASED. Dyslexia treatment. Dyslexic girl wearing yellow glasses while reading. These filters improve the function of the brain cells concerned with visual perception

Osteoporotic bone, SEM
Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)

Alzheimers brain. Computer processed vertical (coronal) slice through the brain of an Alzheimer patient (at left) compared with a normal brain (at right)

Joint pain, conceptual artwork

Running injuries, conceptual artwork

Male muscles, artwork

Iliotibial running injury, artwork
Artwork (side view) of the muscles of the thigh showing iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) or iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS), a common injury to the thigh associated with running

Hospital nurse warning jacket. This jacket is worn by nurses who are delivering medication to patients, to warn other staff and patients not to disturb them

Chinese acupuncture model. Foot of a Chinese acupuncture model, with marking and numbers and labels to show the acupuncture points and lines (meridians)

View of several acupuncture needles
Acupuncture needles. View of several needles used in acupuncture. Acupuncture has been used in Eastern medicine for thousands of years

Irregular heartbeat. Conceptual image of a chest X-ray overlaid with an electrocardiogram (heart monitor) trace showing extrasystole

Pile of stones used for stone therapy. Bamboo (family Poaceae) is at the top. The stones can be heated and placed along the spine to warm the muscles in the back

Medical identity bracelet

Insulin molecule, artwork
Artwork of a molecule of human insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas which controls levels of glucose in the blood. The molecule consists of two peptide chains

Medical zodiac, 15th century diagram
Medical zodiac. 15th century diagram with Latin text illustrating how the human body relates to the zodiac signs. Such information was used in medical practices, such as bloodletting

Plague doctor, France, 18th century
Plague doctor. Artwork of the clothing used by doctors during plague outbreaks. This design, though in use much earlier, is from The Great Plague of Marseilles, France, in 1720

Tension pneumothorax, X-ray
Tension pneumothorax. X-ray of the chest of a patient with tension pneumothorax that has lead to soft-tissue emphysema. Tension pneumothorax is a progressive deterioration

Dangers of alcoholism, conceptual image

Double fracture to the leg, X-ray
Coloured X-ray (back view) of the leg of a patient, showing a double fracture to the lower leg in which the proximal fibula bone (upper right) and distal tibia bone (lower centre) are affected

Coloured SEM of lymphocytes attacking cancer cell
Cancer cell death. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) showing killer T-lymphocytes (orange) inducing a cancer cell (mauve) to undergo Programmed Cell Death (PCD)

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Health care is an important part of life that affects everyone. It includes a range of services from preventive care to diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and injuries. Health care is provided by a variety of professionals, including doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physical therapists, and other health care providers. Access to quality they are be a challenge for many people due to cost or lack of insurance coverage. Governments around the world are working to improve access and affordability for their citizens through public health initiatives such as subsidies for medical expenses or free clinics in underserved areas. Health education is also important in helping people make informed decisions about their own health and well-being so they can lead healthier lives.