Stories
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The first seizure
Historian Aparna Nair had her first seizure when she was 11. Here she recalls that first time, and how other people’s reactions are sometimes the most disturbing part about having a seizure.
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The seizure dog
Aparna Nair's dog Charlie made her feel safe in the world. His uncanny ability to sense when she was about to experience a seizure also gave her an unexpected ally in her struggles with epilepsy.
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When parenting brings a paradigm shift
There were no indications during her pregnancy that Carol Nahra’s son would have severe, life-threatening disabilities. Here she describes the stages on her journey from shock to love and beyond.
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Hysteria
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
Catalogue
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Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Bezoars, etc.
Li Jianyuan (Ming period, 1368-1644)- Archives and manuscripts
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Gilbertus Anglicus, Practica medicinae in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII)
Date: 1462Reference: MS.537- Archives and manuscripts
Bankart, Arthur Sydney Blundell (1879-1951)
Bankart, Arthur Sydney Blundell (1879-1951) MA, MCh, FRCS, Orthopaedic SurgeonDate: 1732-1951Reference: PP/ABB