Stories
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Providing care across languages
When medics are taught in English but their patients speak other languages, effective communication becomes fraught. Niyoshi Shah explores the linguistic gaps between patient and doctor.
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Sick of the theatre
What makes the stage a good place to share real-life experiences of ill health?
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The intimate and invasive art of ethical taxidermy
Does displaying dead animals bring us closer to nature, or drive us further apart?
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On body horror and growing up strange
A young child’s unusual feelings, reactions and assertions are routinely dismissed by adults. Find out how manga horror stories became a source of strength, and helped them trust their adult body.
Catalogue
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Report on cancer of the mouth and tongue / by J. Collins Warren.
Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927.Date: 1908- Books
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Brief note on the relief of pain in certain cases of cancer of the tongue / by W. Morrant Baker.
Baker, W. Morrant (William Morrant), 1839-1896.Date: [1893]- Pictures
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The face of a man suffering from cancer of the tongue, showing diseased tissue on the tongue. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1867.
D'Alton, Christopher, active 1847-1871.Date: 1867Reference: 575791i- Pictures
Paralysis of left side of tongue in 44-year old woman with brain cancer and diplopia: detail study. Pencil drawing by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1949.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1949Reference: 33199iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Cancer in a male patient: specimen section showing tongue, pharynx and large granulous carcinoma in situ. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1958.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1958Reference: 36132iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.