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A message from my skin

As wildfires threatened Seattle, resident Sydney Baker experienced corresponding flares of acne and rashes. Her skin was telling her something about the health of the world around her.

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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.

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The seizure dog

Aparna Nair's dog Charlie made her feel safe in the world. His uncanny ability to sense when she was about to experience a seizure also gave her an unexpected ally in her struggles with epilepsy.

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How to cure the eco-anxious

Could community activism be the key to overcoming a fear of environmental collapse?

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  • French Red Cross.
  • [Red Cross nurse doll].
  • [Red Cross nurse doll].
  • American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program
  • British Red Cross Hospital, Turin: man wearing Red Cross arm band working in the pharmacy. Photograph, c. 1918.
  • Red Cross train, World War I
  • [British Red Cross Society greetings card of a poster featuring a boy in a cap against a pile of Red Cross / Red Crescent parcels].
  • [British Red Cross Society greetings card of a poster featuring a boy in a cap against a pile of Red Cross / Red Crescent parcels].
  • [British Red Cross Society greetings card of recruiting poster by Norman Rockwell asking people to "Join the Red Cross"].
  • [British Red Cross Society greetings card of recruiting poster by Norman Rockwell asking people to "Join the Red Cross"].
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