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Hands-on healthcare

A young hospital volunteer feared her contribution was a long way from the serious business of real healthcare. But time spent painting patients’ nails proved to be a valuable contribution to life on the ward.

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Words of hope and anger

Author and spoken word poet Penny Pepper remembers her childhood dreams, and speaks out against the barriers society uses to prevent disabled people from fulfilling their potential.

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Are doctors medical detectives?

Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.

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How the mental health system fails Black people

Accessing mental healthcare as a Black woman can be a challenging experience. Rianna Walcott shares her story, alongside those of three other women, to reveal the barriers she faced.

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  • Nail schizophrene.
  • Nail schizophrene.
  • structure of nail
  • Nail, general structure, SEM
  • Nail effigies, Congo, West Africa.
  • Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick
  • Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick
  • Borneo: a boy with a nail (palang) through his penis
  • Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick
  • Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick
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