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Come hear Will Greenacre of @ExploreWellcome and me discuss BSSRS archive & radical science movement at @histmat panel with @Sean_purdy and Heather Brown:
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#OnThisDay in 1943 Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, was isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
Image: x-ray showing a patient with tuberculosis and HIV.
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Join @littlegaudy, Alinta Sara, and me online at the @ihr_history to discuss how to confront colonial legacies and racialised histories of health in the GLAM sector with the @TheSAHGB: sahgb.org.uk/whatson/siting-…
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We've not been able to see so much of our neighbours lately. But we'd like to celebrate those #Bloomsbury places we've been missing - focusing this week on the libraries that are so important to our work.
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More NHS-related recent additions to @WellcomeLibrary are NHS Scotland by Lorraine Kelly [RareBeingDesign on Insta] + NHS (photozine) by Around the World in 35mm @PBMMH2 + Experiences of Mental Illness & NHS by adisorderedmind_zines [Insta] #NHS73 #NHSBirthday
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Take a look at the 90 astounding photographs by 31 photographers shortlisted for the 2021 Wellcome Photography Prize - celebrating remarkable visual stories that bring the issues of mental health, global heating and infectious diseases to life. #WPP21 wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-…
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Behavioural scientist @DrPragyaAgarwal was recently shocked to discover that many people still believe that menstrual and moon cycles are somehow in sync. Here she argues why inclusive, factual education about menstruation is crucial. wellcomecollection.org/artic…
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What does it mean to be human, now? Artist @DollyDollysen's thought-provoking works in our #BeingHumanNow exhibition serve as just one response to that question - a protest that encourages us to shift our perspectives on disability. wellcomecollection.org/exhib…
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Living without health insurance in the United States, poet Anne Boyer learned to ignore the unmistakable signs of serious illness because she couldn’t afford time not working. Later in life, though, cancer couldn’t be denied.
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Reading Jacques Derrida in lockdown, writer Brian Dillon was able to imagine not only the author’s now impossible-seeming travels but also his unending worries about his health. wellcomecollection.org/artic…
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FINAL WEEK! Don't miss 'The Den' - a series of meditative sound works by shielding artist Sop that explores alternative strategies for self-care during the Covid-19 pandemic. wellcomecollection.org/exhib…
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It’s #CarersWeek2021 so join us tomorrow at 7pm for a talk with bestselling author @katemosse and palliative care doctor @doctor_oxford exploring care, ageing and everyday acts of love.
wellcomecollection.org/event… #AnExtraPairOfHands @ProfileBooks @carersweek
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For over a year, live performance art with an audience present has been largely impossible. But still images continue to allow artists in this sphere to inspire audiences at home. wellcomecollection.org/artic…
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This year, we’re featuring an impressive roster of keynote speakers at #DCDC21. Our opening speaker will be Melanie Keen, Director of @ExploreWellcome, discussing how #libraries can be catalysts for change in moments of crisis. Explore the speakers here: pheedloop.com/dcdc21/site/sp…
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Very much looking forward to sharing the story of the suffragette surgeons who ran Endell Street Military Hospital in WW1 this Thurs 6pm via the Wellcome Collection. More tkts released. FREE. @ExploreWellcome @WellcomeLibrary @AtlanticBooks @rlfwriters
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Nothing prepared novelist @emjaneunsworth for the onslaught of becoming a mum. Six months after the birth of her son, she found herself overwhelmed with fury and exhaustion. #AftertheStorm is her candid account of postnatal depression and new motherhood. wellcomecollection.org/artic…
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I'm so excited to be talking for the Wellcome Collection about my latest book ENDELL STREET on the incredible women pioneers who ran a military hospital in WW1. The Wellcome Library is where this journey all began. Do join me @AtlanticBooks @BasicBooks
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Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.
Part 3 of #VoicesofThalidomide
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Throughout history, gay men have had to confront the fact that their affections and behaviour could see them ostracised, jailed or even executed. @BenTheEpicure looks at their complex history in London during the last 600 years. wellcomecollection.org/artic…
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More C-19 related zines now @WellcomeLibrary: How to Survive the Pandemic While Autistic by Phil Pot [FernSoup on Etsy] + Things that are not face masks by @ZappixArt + Life After Lockdown by Dee & Leanne @yourmindsetclub + Long Covid Symptom Tracker by Advocacy & Self Care + ...
ALT Photograph of the front cover of a zine laying on a wooden floor. The cover has a hand-drawn title “How to survive the pandemic while autistic by Phil Pot!!!” in black text on a white and grey background with black doodles around the edges and a hand drawn rectangular border.
ALT Photograph of the front cover of a zine called Things That Are Not Face Masks. The text is hand-drawn and has an illustration of a face mask underneath. The text and illustration are black and printed on a bright pink paper.
ALT Photograph of the front cover of a zine called “Life after lockdown!! So, What Happens Now? A little CBT-based zine designed to ease the anxiety of getting back out into the world...” by Dee & Leanne @ YMS. The text is hand drawn onto an illustration of a lined notebook, with doodles in the margins. The text and illustration are in black ink printed on bright blue paper.
ALT Photograph of the front cover of a zine called “Long Covid Symptom Tracker”. The title is made up of three different font styles printed in black in on white paper.