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The cook who became a pariah

New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.

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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies

The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.

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Graveyards as green getaways

Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.

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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high

The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.

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  • The faces of Latin American men and women of New York united in their support against AIDS by the New York State Health Department. Colour lithograph.
  • Men and women of different cultures and professions with a warning by the New York State Health Department that AIDS does not discriminate. Colour lithograph.
  • Men and women of different cultures and professions, with a warning by the New York State Health Department that AIDS does not discriminate. Colour lithograph.
  • Five women with a list of five increasingly risky choices for women to protect against AIDS by the New York State Health Department. Colour lithograph.
  • An HIV positive woman with her child representing an advertisement for free medicine and medical care for people with HIV or AIDS as part of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program by the New York State Health Department and New York City. Colour lithograph.
  • An HIV positive man with his partner representing an advertisement for free medicine and medical care for people with HIV or AIDS as part of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program by the New York State Health Department and New York City. Colour lithograph.
  • A father who is HIV positive with his child representing an advertisement for free medicine and medical care for people with HIV or AIDS as part of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program by the New York State Health Department and New York City. Colour lithograph.
  • The backside of a woman wearing jeans with a man's arm around her waist; warning to practice safe sex to prevent AIDS by the New York State Department of Health. Colour lithograph.
  • People chatting against a wall bearing graffiti of the skeletal figure of death reaching out to them with clawed hands; an advertisement for the New York City Department of Health AIDS Information helpline. Colour lithograph by Susan Wilcox.
  • A pixelated square figure with glasses, arms, legs and trainers with a speech bubble containing the words 'Know AIDS'; an advertisement for AIDS facts by the New York State Department of Health. Colour lithograph.
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