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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Scrofula and Magic
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Scrofula, characterized by swellings on the neck, is caused when someone inhales air contaminated with mycobacterium. The bacteria infect th...
Friday, January 27, 2023
"The Hands of the King...
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...are the hands of a healer." This line from The Lord of the Rings sounds fantastical, but as a first-rate historian and medievalist,...
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