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The secret sting of cystitis
| Agnes Arnold-ForsterMari Fouz
Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.
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The search for a cure for endometriosis
| Jaipreet VirdiAnne Howeson
Discover how a white American doctor’s experimental operations on black female slaves laid the foundations for modern gynaecological surgery.
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Coleridge’s hypochondria
| Mike JayNaki Narh
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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On body horror and growing up strange
| Briar Ripley PageSonia Leong
A young child’s unusual feelings, reactions and assertions are routinely dismissed by adults. Find out how manga horror stories became a source of strength, and helped them trust their adult body.