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Printing the body
| Julia Nurse
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
| Allison C MeierAaron Asis
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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What is hysteria?
| Sarah Jaffray
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
- Interview
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
| Gwendolyn Smith
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
- Book extract
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
| Aarathi Prasad
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.