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How the Push for “Cultural Competency” in Healthcare Can Harm …

WebAcross healthcare organizations and educational institutions in the United States, an emphasis on the delivery of culturally competent healthcare, a term used to …

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Upstream Approaches to Health and Wellness

WebUpstream Approaches to Health and Wellness. Original map made by John Snow in 1854. Cholera cases are highlighted in black. 2nd Ed by John Snow. John Snow …

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Why Do We Get Sick

WebEvolutionary medicine identifies six reasons why our bodies are vulnerable to disease. They are: 1) defences, 2) environmental mismatch, 3) trade-offs, 4) conflict …

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What Happened to the Mental Health Crisis among Younger People

WebBefore Covid-19 struck, mainstream media were constantly raising the alarm about a mental health crisis among younger people. However, during this pandemic, the …

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Why the US Needs a Just Two-Tier Healthcare System

WebA dual-tier system, like the one in the US, is part of a market economy and restricts access to adequate care to an elite few. Drawing on Krohmal and Emanuel, I …

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The Importance of Taking Personal Responsibility for One’s

WebIncreasingly, the duty of care for one’s mental health is placed on others within the individual’s life, or on society as a whole. This absolves the individual from …

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The Need for Political Diversity in Professional Health Education

WebThe Value of Different Viewpoints. A lack of viewpoint diversity may impact patients in several ways. First and foremost, a practitioner’s political stance may …

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The Case Against Mental Health Awareness Raising

WebIn the wake of World Mental Health Day and Theresa May’s appointment of a suicide prevention minister, this might seem like the least propitious time to make a case …

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Health and Justice: Neoliberalism, Apps and the Limits of

WebIn our technologically saturated society, health is defined as a state of mental, physical and social well-being, constituted by the absence of disease, a definition …

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Genetic Enhancement and the Future of Humanity

WebPre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) allows us to screen and select embryos for certain traits, including a reduced risk of developing diseases like cancer, …

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Why Critical Social Justice Activism Could Increase Suicide Risk

WebUnfortunately, the best theories operate in ways that directly contradict the methodologies of critical social justice advocates. Worse yet, discussion of this among …

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No, You Don't Have a Disorder. You Have Feelings

WebThe London Times recently carried a story about an avalanche of self-harm among British school children.According to the article, “school nurses are dealing with …

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Bodily Autonomy and Abortion Rights

WebThe leaked US Supreme Court draft decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization does not outlaw the practice of abortion, but overturns the finding in …

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HIV Medication Price Gouging and Health Care Inequality in

WebDarius Smith. Tina Rosenberg recently published a rather damning article in the New York Times, detailing the outrageous costs associated with the provision of HIV …

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Gaming Disorder: The World Health Organisation Jumps the Shark

WebEarlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans to include gaming disorder—video gaming that interferes with other life responsibilities—in …

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The Benefits of Loneliness

WebScientists at the University of Sydney are testing a synthetic particle called SOC-1, which causes a fall in oxytocin levels and increases willingness to make social …

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Biting One’s Tongue: The Effects of Self-Censorship in Academe

WebSelf-muting can result in reduced self-esteem and feelings of loss of self. When people predisposed to self-silencing find themselves in settings with particularly …

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Helen Pluckrose, Author at Areo

WebLetter from Helen Essex, 6 April 2021 Hello, everyone. I’m very sad to say that I am stepping down as commissioning editor of Areo Magazine.

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Profiling a Mass Shooter: Why Is It So Complicated

WebThis is why there is so much fear of stigmatizing mental health by discussing mass shooters: it would be completely inappropriate to assume that someone with a …

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