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Sick of being lonely

When his relationship ended, Thom James first withdrew from the world, then began to suffer from illnesses with no apparent physical cause.

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When ‘get well soon’ doesn’t cut it

When loved ones are seriously ill, we can hide behind dishonest platitudes or struggle to find the words. Meet the woman working to fix how we speak to sick people.

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How music opens the doors of memory and the mind

People living with dementia can often still listen, perform or move to music. What does this tell us about how memories are formed?

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A history of mindfulness

Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.

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  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: detail of Autumn, c. 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: Spring; circa 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: summer, c. 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: Autumn; circa 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: Winter; circa 1620
  • A woman (Leang Yen?) with a large tumour on her right hand, reclining and concealing her face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.
  • A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her left breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.
  • A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her right breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.
  • A man (Kwan Nanking) with a large pendent tumour hanging from his hip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.
  • A girl (Akae) with a tumour over her right eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.
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