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Sex and syphilis

Before antibiotics, syphilis unleashed centuries of misery, countered by desperate but largely useless remedies. With the spread of syphilis on the rise, it’s worth remembering what our forebears suffered.

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Epidemic threats and racist legacies

Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.

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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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When you can’t return home

Migrants and refugees cannot choose to return home, so homesickness becomes a profound and long-lasting feeling. This powerful force infuses migrant cultures, and is rarely given the serious attention it warrants.

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  • Photograph of an Arab boy in profile, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab boy in profile, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab boy in profile, North Africa.
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  • Photograph of an Arab boy in profile, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab boy in profile, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab man looking towards viewer, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab man looking towards viewer, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab boy smiling towards the viewer, North Africa.
  • Photograph of an Arab boy looking towards the viewer, North Africa.
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