Stories
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Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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My mother, and metaphors of a pandemic
A pandemic. Two members of one family, living thousands of miles apart. And months of calls and messages that helped them grow closer.
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Searching for a place to call home
Wherever she’s lived, Tanya Perdikou has rarely felt at home, and numerous moves have perpetuated a sense of disconnection. But signs from nature offer powerful moments of connection.
Catalogue
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Foreign bodies : pandemics, vaccines and the health of nations / Simon Schama.
Schama, SimonDate: 2023- Books
Foreign bodies / Alphonso Lingis.
Lingis, Alphonso, 1933-Date: 1994- Film
Foreign bodies in the eye.
Date: 1975- Books
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Foreign bodies in the air passages / By J. Mason Warren, M.D.
Warren, Jonathan Mason, 1811-1867.Date: 1847?]- Books
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Foreign bodies in the oesophagus : with report of cases / by Albert Vander Veer.
Vander Veer, A. (Albert), 1841-1929.Date: 1899