by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | COVID-19, Ethics
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan Imagine a world where mere mention of a flu shot makes octogenarians pull back in terror. Where any utterance from a health official is drowned out by a substantial dose of public skepticism. Where trust, that tenuous fragile thing,...
by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Ethics, Policy
Daniel T. Kim, Albany Medical College I sit on an ethics review committee at the Albany Med Health System in New York state, where doctors and nurses frequently bring us fraught questions. Consider a typical case: A 6-month-old child has suffered a severe brain injury...
by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Constipation, Health
Nick Ilott, University of Oxford Many of us pay attention to the foods we’re putting in our bodies – asking ourselves whether they’re nutritious and healthy for us. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself how fast this food is moving through your gut? The answer to...
by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Cancer
Pinar Uysal-Onganer, University of Westminster Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency has found. The findings, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine,...
by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Mental Health
Viren Swami, Anglia Ruskin University In the opening scene of Love, Actually, Hugh Grant’s character says how, whenever he gets gloomy with the state of the world, he thinks about the arrivals gate at Heathrow airport. The reason is on screen: we see couples kissing,...
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