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A doctor, his community and coronavirus

Reflecting on his experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, GP Gavin Francis vividly recalls a home visit to a man stricken with breathing difficulties.

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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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Birth, babies and boxes of memories

With memories of her baby in neonatal intensive care still fresh, Erin Beeston decides to unearth the poignant objects her family kept following births, going back as far as Victorian times.

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Disabled musicians and the fight to perform

Music might be the universal language, but unfortunately it doesn’t come with universal access. London-based artist Miss Jacqui discusses the barriers to her career with Jamie Hale.

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  • Fabry and Perot electrical equipment. Photograph, 1897.
  • Fabry and Perot electrical equipment: detail. Photograph, 1899.
  • Fabry and Perot electrical equipment: the interferometer. Photograph, 1900.
  • Electricity: electrical equipment, batteries, etc., and frogs' legs. Engraving, 18--, by Cooper.
  • Magnetism: electrical equipment and magnetic phenomena. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850.
  • Electricity: scientific and electrical equipment. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850, after himself.
  • Electricity: electro-static equipment, showing earthing and spark discharge [?]. Engraving, [18th century].
  • Nepal; Kunde hospital in the Khumbu, 1986. This is the only hospital in the Khumbu region. A 'Visitors Note' at the gate reads: 'Interested visitors may be shown the hospital between 8 am - 5 pm depending on the availability of staff. For this service a donation is appreciated. The hospital depends on donations.' In 1986, the hospital was remarkably well equipped considering its isolation. There were facilities for minor, and in an emergency, major surgery and dentistry, local and general anaesthesia, and an X-ray machine running off its own generator. Some diagnostic facilities were carried out, and the walls of the main clinic were lined with shelves packed with a good supply of drugs, bandages and sutures.
  • Ventilators. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1817.
  • A blacksmith's forge: interior view and utensils used. Etching by R. Bénard after Harguinier.
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