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Beautiful bedding and how to die well

When you are unwell, your bed can be both a refuge and a prison. Discover how artist Poppy Nash created a bed-centred artwork inspired by her own chronic illness and depictions of ill health from history.

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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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The unimprovable white cane

Recent technological additions to the white cane aim to make the world easier for visually impaired people to navigate. Alex Lee explores whether new is really better.

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  • A man in a mine, using safety apparatus invented by Auguste Denayrouze, finds asphyxiated miners. Wood engraving by J. Nash, 1874.
  • Wattstown, Wales: a rescue brigade of the coal mine, with breathing equipment and a training dummy. Photograph by A. Davies, 1914.
  • Wattstown, Wales: a rescue brigade of the coal mine, with breathing equipment and a training dummy. Photograph by A. Davies, 1914.
  • Bandaging techniques for use in first aid. Lithograph, ca. 1900.
  • Bandaging techniques for use in first aid. Lithograph, ca. 1900.
  • Bandaging techniques for use in first aid. Lithograph, ca. 1900.
  • Electrical instruments exhibited at the 1881 Paris Electrical Exhibition; including a tramway, an electric boat and an electric chair. Wood engraving by A. Marie, 1881.
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