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A history of gestation outside the body
| Claire Horn
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Mary Bishop and the surveillant gaze
| Rose RuaneMary Bishop
Writer and artist Rose Ruane explores the paintings of Mary Bishop, created during a 30-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, which speak of constant medical surveillance and censorious self-examination.
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The leukaemia diagnosis I didn’t see coming
| Hannah Partos
Treatment for leukaemia kept journalist Hannah Partos in isolation, like the female prisoner whose image inspired her to write this piece.
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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.