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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard

Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.

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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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Two health centres, two ideologies

Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.

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  • A group of gay men and lesbians frolicking in water representing an advertisement for AIDS prevention by AJCS (Association des Jeunes contre le SIDA) and the S.N.E.G. [Syndicat National des Entreprise Gay]. Lithograph.
  • A black background with an upside down red rose and a lit candle with a reminder to call for compassion to save lives against AIDS; an advertisement by the National AIDS/STD Prevention and Control Program, Department of Health, Philippines. Colour lithograph by Charlie Agatep Associates Co. Ltd., ca. 1995.
  • Keep an eye on your chest / NAPT.
  • A man coughing and spreading germs: preventing tuberculosis and lung disease in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, ca. 2000.
  • Three men wearing KAPTLD branded t-shirts look at a poster bearing images of tuberculosis prevention: health care services for TB in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • A doctor's instruments, a chest x-ray, and taking blood samples: choosing treatment for tuberculosis in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • A man holding a brief case and a plate of food: job security and rehab for those with tuberculosis in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • Writing up patient notes: confidentiality rights for tuberculosis patients in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • A man from KAPTLD addressing an audience: support for those with tuberculosis in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • KAPTLD members handing out leaflets about tuberculosis to villagers: community efforts to combat tuberculosis in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
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