healers

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But the way it tethers its bruised healers to the human condition’s laws of gravity is potent medicine for coping.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Little wonder, then, that many patients preferred the services of women healers, or would take a risk on “quacks”—traveling salesmen selling ointments from town to town—rather than risk a visit to a hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

It leads many bite victims to seek care from traditional healers, meaning cases often go unrecorded.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Sheku Tarawallie, president of Sierra Leone's Council of Traditional Healers, is adamant that "diabolic" juju men like Kanu are giving healers a bad name.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

They’re the healers, the great weavers, the artists.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides