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Delusional recycling and the problem with plastic

Many of us are guilty of wishful thinking when it comes to our rubbish. Arianne Shahvisi exposes shaky recycling infrastructure and overseas dumping, arguing for an end to waste colonialism.

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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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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta

A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.

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  • Chinese people driving away evil spirits at Malacca, Malaysia. Wood engraving by D. Macpherson, 1891.
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a food shop interior with Malay staff, where an outbreak of typhus occurred. Photograph, 1915/1925.
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: an arcade of shops with a road sweeper at work in the street. Photograph, 1915/1925.
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: three men in pale-coloured suits holding up pipes blocked with grass roots. Photograph, 1910/1920 (?).
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: busy street scene showing the K. Mohamed Kassim eating house where a case of typhus occurred. Photograph, 1915/1925.
  • A message about AIDS prevention in red and yellow Malay lettering against a blue background by the Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (Malaysian Ministry of Health). Colour lithograph, 1991.
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a food shop with Malay staff, showing open sacks and boxes of produce, in an urban area prone to outbreaks of typhus. Photograph, 1915/1925.
  • Numerous makes of condom from across the world from 'Tulipan' condoms in Argentina to 'King' condoms in Malaysia; with a message about safety when travelling abroad 'Travel against HIV ... The safest course is to bring condoms from Norway'; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the Landsforeningen MOT AIDS, RFSU Norge AS and LNU. Colour lithograph by Jensen-Grey, 1992.
  • Malaya: a line of white men out hunting accompanied by native Malays. Transfer lithograph after J. Taylor, c. 1879.
  • Malaya: a white hunter resting in the shade as native Malays wait nearby in long grass. Pen drawing by J. Taylor, c. 1879.
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