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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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From chef’s whites to medical scrubs

Meet the machinists who have rapidly switched from making clothing for hospitality staff to uniforms for hospital workers.

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How to stay together while keeping apart

Vivek Murthy explores how we can keep physically distant while staying emotionally connected.

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Milk trails round Euston

Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.

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  • 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.
  • A man skating on a frozen lake while wearing a crinoline cage for protection. Wood engraving, ca. 1856.
  • Ballooning: hydrogen barrels and other equipment used in ballooning. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1803.
  • An artist's easel with the figure of a man holding a large paint brush. Etching by L. Truchy after Du Viviez.
  • A malt bruiser, a kind of hand turned mangle. Wood-engraving, 19th century.
  • The forge of a blacksmith, with a harness and frame for use in the shoeing of horses. Etching by R. Bénard after Harguinier, 1760/1790?.
  • Various items of brewing apparatus and their constituent parts. Engraving by J. Taylor, 19th century, after C. Varley.
  • A piano with a device supporting the wrists of learners. Engraving by A.W. Warren after M.A. Warren.
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