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The poor child’s nurse

Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.

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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.

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The secret sting of cystitis

Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.

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The side effects of lithium mining

Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.

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  • Florence Sarah Craven, Mrs Dacre Craven, née Lees. Photograph.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Nursing certificate
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
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