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The ambivalence of air

Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.

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A brief history of ventilation

As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.

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The healing power of breathing

The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.

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Why gene editing can never eliminate disability

In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.

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  • Vaccination, washing hands, exclusive breastfeeting and prompt treatment for respiratory illness: protecting children from pneumonia in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, ca. 2008.
  • The ecology of influenza A viruses
  • Severe malnutrition: kwashiorkor
  • Trentadil : at last- a real advance in the management of respiratory and cardiac insuffiency.
  • Trentadil : at last- a real advance in the management of respiratory and cardiac insuffiency.
  • Trentadil : at last- a real advance in the management of respiratory and cardiac insuffiency.
  • Trentadil : at last- a real advance in the management of respiratory and cardiac insuffiency.
  • Child receiving vaccine at fixed site facility Zambia
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