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When wounds replace words

For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.

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Sockets and stumps

Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.

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Blood money: Taking periods out of poverty

Periods are not a wound that needs to heal, nor is the blood a sign of injury. So why are we still so repelled by them?

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Aphasia and drawing elephants

When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.

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  • First aid in brief : read this carefully several times, then carry it in your pocket or bag.
  • First aid in brief : read this carefully several times, then carry it in your pocket or bag.
  • Instructions for rendering immediate aid : for troops at the front / drafted and designed by Major MacLure.
  • Instructions for rendering immediate aid : for troops at the front / drafted and designed by Major MacLure.
  • El mejor amigo del pueblo : ó coleccion de consejos de los hombres mas sábios para curar á los enfermos y socorrer á los envenenados.
  • The trainer's ointment.
  • Soothe that pain with Anethaine.
  • In minutes : pain relief for hours : Anethaine Ointment.
  • Germolene school quiz : what is wrong with these drawings?.
  • Germolene school quiz : what is wrong with these drawings?.
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