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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 secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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A symbol of a lost homeland

The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.

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The hell of hay fever

After years suffering in silence, David Jesudason finds speaking out about his pollen allergy gives him hope for a future where his hay-fever symptoms are under control.

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  • Photograph of London School of Tropical Medicine, 1903
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 7th session.
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 23rd session
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 71st Session.
  • London School of Tropical Medicine 27th Session.
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 25th session
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 11th Session.
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 31st session.
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 22nd Session.
  • London School of Tropical Medicine, 14th Session
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