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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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When monarchs healed the sick

Our current Queen fortunately doesn’t have to spend hours laying hands on the sick to cure them. But it was a different story for monarchs of the early modern era, whose touch was a sought-after treatment for scrofula.

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The ambivalence of air

Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.

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The hidden history of homesickness

Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.

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  • Silhouette heads with a warning to those with HIV to take the tuberculosis test; advertisment by the San Francisco Division of Tuberculosis Control and American Lung Association. Colour lithograph.
  • Notice for an exhibition and conference on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph by the Ethiopian Medical Association, 2001.
  • A tuberculosis stamp showing children singing Christmas carols; advertising the sale of tuberculosis stamps. Colour lithograph (?), 1940.
  • A man happy to be returning to the factory after being cured of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph after W. Heaslip, 1931.
  • Keep an eye on your chest / NAPT.
  • Li'l Abner (American cartoon hero) telling his girl friend Daisy Mae that he is about to have a chest x-ray for tuberculosis. Colour lithograph after Al Capp, 195-.
  • A man coughing and spreading germs: preventing tuberculosis and lung disease in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, ca. 2000.
  • Three men wearing KAPTLD branded t-shirts look at a poster bearing images of tuberculosis prevention: health care services for TB in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • A doctor's instruments, a chest x-ray, and taking blood samples: choosing treatment for tuberculosis in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • A man holding a brief case and a plate of food: job security and rehab for those with tuberculosis in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
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