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The work of wet-nursing

Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.

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Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’

An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.

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Why we need to decolonise healthcare

In this extract from ‘Divided’, Annabel Sowemimo describes the way her nana’s stroke and hospitalisation heightened her awareness of the need for us all to advocate for the health of others.

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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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  • [6 March 1916 British Red Cross Society nursing examination paper].
  • British Red Cross Society 1914 : [nurse kneeling with Britannia [?] behind her].
  • British Red Cross Society 1914 : [nurse with arms stretched out from her sides].
  • British Red Cross Society 1914 : [nurse bending over soldier lying on the ground].
  • [British Red Cross SocietyChristmas card for 1917. Illustration of nurse and wounded soldier inside].
  • [British Red Cross SocietyChristmas card for 1917. Illustration of nurse and wounded soldier inside].
  • [British Red Cross SocietyChristmas card for 1917. Illustration of nurse and wounded soldier inside].
  • [British Red Cross SocietyChristmas card for 1917. Illustration of nurse and wounded soldier inside].
  • [Leaflet advertising the British Red Cross Society (Purley Branch)'s Medical Loan Depot hiring "all types of nursing equipment" from invalid chairs to bronchitis kettles].
  • [Leaflet advertising the British Red Cross Society (Purley Branch)'s Medical Loan Depot hiring "all types of nursing equipment" from invalid chairs to bronchitis kettles].
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