Sofia Weiss Goitiandia asks “Is it ethical to allow people to sell a kidney to overcome poverty?”
A first blog post drawing from philosophy of medicine asks: is it ethical to allow people to sell a kidney to overcome poverty?
Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses mail-order brides and intimate partner violence
This blog addresses the realities of the mail-order bride business; its impacts on migrant brides; and how the U.S. enforces regulations that affects brides’ overall life in their new country.
Cordella Lyon explores how routine HIV screening can end the HIV epidemic
End it! With routine testing we can end HIV together. By Cordella Lyon, RN Routine HIV testing should be included as a regular aspect of care in all healthcare settings. With routine HIV testing we can test 90% of our population. Link 90% of PLWH to care. Assist 90% of those who are in […]
Cordella Lyon – 1: Blog Title
Caring Connections of Southeast Texas By Cordella Lyon Title of Blog Previous Next Why are we so quick to psychologise what we do not know? Women already have a history of not being believed. In many instances, women’s pain experience is too often ascribed to women’s catastrophising attitudes (Samulowitz, Gremyr, Eriksson, & Hensing, 2018), despite […]
Javaid Iqbal discusses the urgent need to regulate private hospitals in India
Even before people can comprehend the loss of their loved ones, they are already worrying about inflated hospital bills. Javaid Iqbal explains in “the i-value.”
Ellen Considine shares an overview of the health impacts of air pollution
What is the global burden of health degradation by air pollution? This post sets the stage for future discussions of air pollution epidemiology and policy.
Siona Prasad discusses Project iSense: Fighting climate change, one city at a time
Technology aimed at measuring and monitoring the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.
Dr. Allison Hempenstall – 1: Blog Title
The Aussie Doc By Dr. Allison Hempenstall Title of Blog Previous Next Why are we so quick to psychologise what we do not know? Women already have a history of not being believed. In many instances, women’s pain experience is too often ascribed to women’s catastrophising attitudes (Samulowitz, Gremyr, Eriksson, & Hensing, 2018), despite women […]
Elizana-Marie Joseph’s guide to PrEPare for Summer Lovin’: Unmasking the realities behind sexual activity, STI and HIV rates as we emerge from lockdown
Zana’s Health Corner By Elizana-Marie Joseph PrEPare for Summer Lovin’: Unmasking the Realities Behind Sexual Activity, STI and HIV Rates as We Emerge From Lockdown Photo by cottonbro from Pexels With the announcement of the CDC’s new guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals , some people wonder if the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is really in […]
Rasheera Dopson discusses the intersectionality of race, gender & disability
Rasheera Dopson explains the importance of acknowledging the need for intersectional work and study is imperative in understanding how population groups can overlap and how that overlap can have just as much of an influence on one’s health outcome as their sole identity status.
