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The spectacle maker

Born into the eyewear business 80 years ago, Lawrence Jenkin still designs and makes glasses, while supporting and inspiring the generations of designers following him.

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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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When depression is worse than physical illness

Chronic physical illnesses can be accompanied by troubling depressive symptoms. Elly Aylwin-Foster urges doctors to treat every aspect of her condition with the same care.

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On being a father with OCD

As a parent to young children, Ben Falk worries whether he could somehow pass his OCD on to them. Here’s what the experts say.

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  • King's College, Strand, London. Engraving by J. C. Carter.
  • King's College Hospital, Camberwell, London: entrance. Coloured lithograph by T. Picken.
  • King's College, London. Engraving by J. Shury after T. H. Shepherd.
  • King's College Hospital, London: resident medical officers, 1930. Photograph by Bassano, 1930.
  • Charter of King's College, London. Coloured engraving by H.D. Smith, 1838.
  • King's College (London) medical students visiting the Parke, Davis & Co. Laboratories, Hounslow. Photograph, 1925.
  • King's College (London) medical students visiting the Parke, Davis & Co. Laboratories, Hounslow. Photograph, 1927.
  • King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London: view of the boiler room. Process print after W. A. Pite, 1912.
  • King's College School, Wimbledon, London: four sketches of the interior and exterior. Wood engraving by A.W. Brown, 1899.
  • King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London: detail views of a ward pavilion. Process print after W. A. Pite, 1912.
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