Stories
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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What Black women do when the NHS fails them
Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.
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Communities of cross-feeders
A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.
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Reversing the psychiatric gaze
Nineteenth-century psychiatrists were keen to categorise their patients’ illnesses reductively – by their physical appearance. But we can see a far more complex picture of mental distress, revealed by those patients able to express their inner worlds in art.
Catalogue
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Information services in Muslim countries : an annotated bibliography of expert studies and reports on library, information, and archive services / Mumtaz A. Anwar.
Anwar, Mumtaz A.Date: 1985- Archives and manuscripts
FPA Library and Information Service subject files: Family planning services
Date: 1960 - 2006Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/4Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
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Health services in Britain / prepared by Reference Division, Central Office of Information.
Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference DivisionDate: 1954- Books
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Health services in Britain / prepared by Reference Division, Central Office of Information.
Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference DivisionDate: 1960- Books
Health services in Britain / prepared by Reference Division, Central Office of Information.
Date: 1957