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London, city of lost hospitals

Come on the trail of hundreds of ghost hospitals, whose remnants hold clues to medical treatments of the past.

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The island of unclaimed bodies

In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.

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Being trans in the world of sex work

Unstable. Predatory. Risk takers. Dr Adrienne Macartney sheds stark light on the hostile and negative assumptions faced by trans sex workers.

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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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  • The Lights of New York City.
  • College of Veterinary Surgeons, New York City. Coloured wood engraving.
  • New York City: rooftops of buildings by the Hudson River. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Academy of Design, New York City. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • German Hospital, New York City: floor plan ; portrait of Sir William Tite. Wood engraving, 1869.
  • A large group of men in drag at Club 82, New York City. Process print, 196-.
  • A large group of men in drag at Club 82, New York City. Process print, 196-.
  • Henry S. Tanner after 14 days of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph, 1880.
  • Henry S. Tanner after 21 days of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph, 1880.
  • Bellevue Hospital, New York City: hospital buildings with a tower; a pile of bricks in the foreground from a demolished building. Photograph.
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