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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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Befriending heavy breathers

Read the fascinating story behind the rare manual that helped volunteers on one of Britain’s first free telephone helplines to deal with masturbating callers.

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How wigs help children handle hair loss

For young people who lose their hair during cancer treatment, a wig can make them feel normal again. Carmel King photographs some of the processes and people involved with a charity providing beautiful human-hair wigs for kids.

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The stranger who started an epidemic

New Orleans, 1853. James McGuigan arrives in the port city and succumbs to yellow fever.

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  • Devonshire Hospital and Buxton Bath Charity.
  • Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. Wood engraving.
  • [Charity fund raising flag lapel pin badge].
  • Address of the Charity School, Aldergate Ward
  • Farringdon Dispensary and Lying in Charity. Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn.
  • The Charity School, or National School, Kensington High Street. Engraving.
  • Note in a Ledger from the Protestant Sisters of Charity
  • Medical College and Charity Hospital, New York City. Coloured wood engraving.
  • A Nun (Sister of Charity) bloodletting a seated patient. Line engraving.
  • Helping families infected and affected by HIV and AIDS / CWAC, Children with AIDS Charity.
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Perspective Tour with Bobby Lloyd

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