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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard

Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.

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The case of the cancerous stomach

Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.

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Drug sharing in desperate times

When Nicole was threatened with deportation, her mental health deteriorated. Now without a job, a passport or a doctor, she depends on others to send her their leftover anxiety drugs.

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How can I stop fainting?

Fed up with the faints that bolstered her fragile young snowflake image, Gwen Smith sought expert medical help to keep her upright in trying situations.

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  • Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton. Photogravure after chalk drawing by Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1890.
  • Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton. Photogravure after chalk drawing by Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1890.
  • The entrance of Low Hill General Cemetery, Liverpool. Engraving by Robert Wallis after Thomas Allom.
  • William Burke (centre), Dr Alexander Monro III (top left), William Robertson (top right), Thomas Beveridge (lower left), Dr Robert Knox (lower right) Silhouettes, c. 1830.
  • Old St. Thomas's Hospital: a cadaver, a skull, bones of the lower leg and foot, and two bell-jars on stands. Engraving by A. R. Freebairn after a medallion by W. Wyon, 1829.
  • Dr. Nichols' penny vegetarian cookery : the science and art of selecting and preparing a pure, healthful, and sufficient diet.
  • A young man in elaborate drag sits in front of a painted sky backdrop. Photographic postcard, 1934.
  • A young man in elaborate drag sits in front of a painted sky backdrop. Photographic postcard, 1934.
  • A meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons in the Council Chamber, 1927. Photograph after M. Ayoub, 1927.
  • A meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons in the Council Chamber, 1927. Photograph after M. Ayoub, 1927.
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