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Category: Public Health, Medicine, and Science
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“Could anything actually exist in the scientific universe that is worthy of being called God?” Nancy Ellen Abram’s answer is yes: there’s a way to think about God that takes away none of its power but all of its impossibilities, based on the new science of “emergence.”
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Dr. H. Gilbert Welch is an academic physician, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School, and a nationally recognized expert on the effects of medical testing. He sees the value of medical care, particularly in those who are acutely ill or injured. But in many other settings, we have exaggerated the benefits of medical care and…
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As we step into the new school year, parents and teachers need a hearty reminder that all the quirky, alarming, troubling, and troublesome behaviors manifested by children, though concerning, are not evidence of a mental disorder.
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Erika Janik, author of ‘Marketplace of the Marvelous,’ takes readers on a visual tour of early medical beliefs, and the current practices they inspired.
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Book-browsing turkeys in Harvard Square, SCOTUS and greenhouse gas regulations, doctor empathy, and more. This is what we’ve been reading about online this week.
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Danielle Ofri’s acclaimed examination of the intersection of health care and emotion is now available in audiobook.
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A new law in Kansas essentially treats abortion providers like sex offenders.
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A new book from Danielle Ofri looks at the emotional side of medicine–the shame, fear, anger, anxiety, empathy, and even love that affect patient care.
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