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The complex longing for home

It could be mild, an almost poetic longing. Or it could be visceral, deep, an overwhelming feeling that eats into your everyday life. Come with Gail Tolley as she introduces a deep dive into homesickness.

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Finding a cure for homesickness

While technology can mitigate some aspects of homesickness, other components of home are harder to replicate. Find out how 21st-century studies are helping homesickness sufferers find silver linings in their new situation.

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Lying low for lockdown and beyond

For Liz Carr the chances of catching Covid-19 are the same as for anyone else, but as a Disabled person she's at much greater risk of not getting the treatment she needs if she falls ill.

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Lonely bodies are hungry for more than turkey

At Christmas, many charities provide dinners for homeless or isolated people. Food is central to festive celebrations, but it can also satisfy our hunger for belonging and community.

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  • Dear participant : HIV counselling : report on national survey and consultation 1990 / Judith Baron, general manager ; British Association for Counselling.
  • Received... / British Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Current publications / British Medical Association Foundation for AIDS.
  • Current publications / British Medical Association Foundation for AIDS.
  • AIDS : British Medical Association Foundation for AIDS : with compliments ...
  • Recommended standards for NHS HIV services : endorsed by Department of Health, British HIV Association, National Association of NHS Providers of AIDS Care and Treatment for Medical Foundation & Sexual Health, a charity supported by the British Medical Association.
  • British Association for the Advancement of Science, meeting, Southampton, 1846: some of the participants. Wood engraving, 1846.
  • British Association for the Advancement of Science: the president-elect and presidents of departments. Wood engraving, 1883.
  • The Ba debate : "Food additives - for the benefit of the manufacturer or the consumer?" / British Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • British Association for the Advancement of Science, meeting, Southampton, 1846: some of the participants. Wood engraving by Smyth, 1846.
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