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What Black women do when the NHS fails them

Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.

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How I cured my fear of vomiting

Emetophobia ruled every waking moment of Alex’s life. Until he came to realise he couldn’t live that way any more.

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Foraging for a taste of the past

Follow tips from a professional forager to recreate delicious 18th-century recipes from plants growing wild in parks and on urban wasteland.

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Witches

Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.

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  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boil diagonally opposite the mouth
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boil directly opposite the mouth
  • Chinese C18 woodcut: External medicine - Boil on cheekbone
  • Chinese woodcut: Snake segment boil
  • Two "Seabury" items of importance to medical men : the "Perfection" Boil Plaster.
  • Discharging boil, parotid gland area (sheep)
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - 'hanging corner' boil
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - ear tragus boil
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - Snake-Coil boil
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - boil on the earlobe
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