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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
| Cal Flyn
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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The birth of the public museum
| Elissavet Ntoulia
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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Fleeing fear, defying prejudice
| Sedra Al-Yousef
As teenage refugee Sedra Al-Yousef grappled with rebuilding her life and education in another country, at the same time she used compassion and humanity to demolish populist anti-refugee myths.
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Healthy scepticism
| Caitjan GaintyAgnes Arnold-ForsterPaul AddaeFranklyn Rodgers
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
| Guy StaggJess Nash
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.