Joanna Burke-Bajaj on moving from health-related deservingness to rights-based approaches to health
Health with Humanity By Joanna Burke-Bajaj Moving from Health-Related Deservingness to Rights-Based Approaches to Health The concept of deservingness is a social idea related to the moral judgements and biased assumptions that we make about whether or not, or to what degree, others are deserving of what they receive. In a sense, the idea of […]
Breaking the ice: A glance at therapeutic hypothermia
Zaitoon By Dr. Butool Hisam Breaking the Ice: A Glance at Therapeutic Hypothermia Dr. Anne Bagenholm rescue: Image copied from CNN Article. https://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/cheating.death.bagenholm/ 20 May 1999 was the chosen date for a number of people and fate itself. For Dr. Anne Bagenholm, a surgical assistant at the Narvik Hospital, Norway, it was the day she […]
Black Lives Matter – Part 2: Health inequities between black men and women
Studies have shown that even though the Tuskegee study took place decades ago—the mistrust primarily among black men has become a barrier to accessing health services.
Edition 3 – HPHR Editorial: Racism Is a Public Health Problem
HPHR Editorial: Racism Is a Public Health Problem By Andrew Boozary, Circe Le Compte, and Members of the Harvard Public Health Review Editorial Board Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Citation Boozary A, Le Compte C, Harvard Public Health Review Editorial Board. Racism is a public health problem. Harvard Public Health Review. Winter 2015;3. DOI: 10.54111/0001c/4. HPHR Editorial: Racism Is […]
Javaid Iqbal discusses the role of machine learning in healthcare
The i-value By Javaid Iqbal Role of Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have emerged as one of the most important technologies of Industrial Revolution 4.0. The use of AI and ML will transform and disrupt healthcare as large quantities of data will be transformed into insights for improving the diagnosis of […]
The Value of Volunteers: How Volunteering Improves Health Outcomes
Elizana-Marie Joseph discusses how volunteering positively impacts individual and community health outcomes.
Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses body modification and gender violence
This blog will focus on the realities of how traditional/cultural body modification reinforces gender violence due to cultural norms.
Thriving Beyond COVID Series-Sasha K.
Local independent school teacher, Sasha K. shares her story about pregnancy in a global pandemic
Dr. Hannah Nazri discusses FGM/C, period spot checks and sexual harassment in Malaysia
Dr. Hannah Nazri explains why FGM/C (female genital mutilation/ circumcision), period spot checks and rape jokes in school are due to internalised misogyny which we need to continually challenge.
Edition 2 – The Key to Changing Individual Health Behaviors: Change the Environments That Give Rise to Them
The Key to Changing Individual Health Behaviors: Change the Environments That Give Rise to Them By Brad Stulberg Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Citation Stulberg B. The key to changing individual health behaviors: change the environments that give rise to them. Harvard Public Health Review. 2014;2. 10.54111/0001/B2 The Key to Changing Individual Health Behaviors: Change the Environments That […]