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We need less ‘sickle cell warriors’ and more allies

Rejecting the epithet “warrior”, Cheryl Telfer describes the pervasive effect sickle cell disease has on her life, and calls for more people to donate blood to help sicklers.

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How electromagnetic therapy inspired me

Poet Sarah James explores how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treated her depression and influenced her art.

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Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard

Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.

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  • A purple diagonal mesh superimposed on a red mesh with lozenges and stars. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.
  • A dense red mesh. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • Curved lines forming a mesh. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A dense red and purple mesh. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 19--.
  • A dense red mesh with purple darts. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1973.
  • A dense red mesh with purple and turquoise darts. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 19--.
  • A purple mesh of curved lines with spiky tips. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A mesh of red darts laid over a star. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 19--.
  • Mesha Inscription.
  • SEM of meshed skin graft over burn
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