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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War

In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.

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Children in burns prevention campaigns

Whose responsibility is it to prevent accidental burns and scalds in the home? Shane Ewen’s research shows that it’s everyone’s concern.

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Having children as a fat woman

When she sought fertility advice, and at antenatal appointments, Ellie Levenson found that medics were openly anti-fat. Only years later can she evaluate the true repercussions of their words and actions.

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How wigs help children handle hair loss

For young people who lose their hair during cancer treatment, a wig can make them feel normal again. Carmel King photographs some of the processes and people involved with a charity providing beautiful human-hair wigs for kids.

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  • Entrance of Philadelphia General Hospital (Old Blockley)
  • Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: Hospital of the Medical Department of the U.S. Army, Philadelphia: front view. Photograph, 1876.
  • Hospital of the Medical Department of the U.S. Army, Philadelphia: with hospital tents outside. Photograph, 1876.
  • Hospital of the Medical Department of the U.S. Army, Philadelphia: exterior. Photograph, 1876.
  • Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: Hospital of the Medical Department of the U.S. Army: rear view showing a hospital tent. Photograph, 1876.
  • Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: Hospital of the Medical Department of the U.S. Army: models of hospitals in display cases. Photograph, 1876.
  • Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: the Hospital of the Medical Department of the United States Army: a ward of empty beds. Photograph, 1876.
  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: children lying flat on their beds around the edges of the roof garden. Photograph, 1921.
  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: portrait of nursing staff with a female child patient. Photograph, 1921.
  • The Governors of the Hospital for Poor Children, Haarlem. Photogravure after J. de Bray, 1663.
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