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Is healthcare a right

In this paper, I examine the question of whether healthcare is regarded as a “basic human right” in the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Though there are … See more

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Health, wellness, and their determinants

WEBJohn Snow is often referred to as the father of modern epidemiology. His work is certainly worthy of this 1 and present-day public health 2 still strives toward …

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Moral judgment in medicine: “Sensibility of heart”

WEBJACK COULEHAN is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine and former Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony …

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White Australia: How white healthcare has affected Indigenous

WEBAustralian healthcare is among the best, and Australia boasts the eighth lowest mortality rates in the world. 1 For Indigenous Australians, however, health …

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The hunt for a yellow fever therapy

WEBEdward McSweegen Kingston, Rhode Island, United States Roux's syringe for delivering antitoxin, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Source In March …

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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition: II.

WEBTova Chein, Mark Epelbaum, Robert Stern New York, New York, United States. Figure 1. The laver in the Temple in Jerusalem Introduction. Historically, Jewish …

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John Wesley: Amateur physician and health crusader

WEBJohn Wesley: Amateur physician and health crusader. John Wesley was an 18th century Anglican priest, Fellow of Lincoln College and Oxford don, with an intellect …

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That hospital smell

WEBTo many people smell seems of little significance, yet it is a powerful sense, having evolved earlier than the more complex senses of sight and hearing. 1, 2 Smell is …

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Mental health in Michel Foucault’s The Birth of the Clinic and the

WEBIn The Birth of the Clinic, Michel Foucault traces the history of our present-day understanding of disease.One of the most significant and more recent problems this …

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The Bonifacio Hospital: reforming psychiatric hospital care

WEBIn 1369-1377 Bonifacio Lupi, mayor of Florence and Captain of the People, founded the Bonifacio Hospital (Ospedale di Bonifacio) dedicated to St. John the …

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The origins of pediatrics as a clinical and academic specialty in the

WEBIn the long timeline of medicine, pediatrics is a recent clinical field. The first children’s hospital in the world was established in Paris in 1802, followed by the Hospital …

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Eisenhower and Crohn’s Disease

WEBAn autopsy confirmed the findings of his final operation and microscopic examination of the diseased terminal ileum was “characteristic of relatively quiescent …

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Gandhiji on Indianness of health and healthcare (1869–1948)

WEBGandhiji on Indianness of health and healthcare (1869–1948) In 2019, 150 years after Mahatma Gandhiji’s birth, India celebrates his birthday to honor his legacy …

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A note on medical metaphors

WEBBerry aneurysm is a term applied to congenital aneurysms (localized swellings) of cerebral arteries prone to rupture, causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. …

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Psychiatric care at the historical Athens Mental Health Facility

WEBConstruction on the Athens Asylum commenced in 1868 and concluded in 1873. The asylum opened in 1874 as the Athens Lunatic Asylum. From 1874 to 1993 …

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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition

WEBPublic health measures derived from the Jewish tradition. Jewish ingenuity has contributed widely to theology, philosophy, science, and many other areas of human …

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Alcatraz Hospital revisited—patients behind bars

WEBAlcatraz Hospital revisited—patients behind bars. While many hospitals and their locations become historic icons for the accomplishments of their staff, Alcatraz …

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Where philosophy and medicine overlap

WEBAccording to Empedocles, the entire world was built by four original elements: water, air, earth, and fire. To maintain life, two powers, “love” and “strife”, …

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The medical journey of Charles Dickens

WEBLea Mendes Lisboa, Portugal. Scrooge confronts Ignorance and Want in A Christmas Carol.Illustration by John Leech. Via Wikimedia. At the time of the London …

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Teaching social determinants of health through art

WEBFlorence Gelo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. When teaching medical students, I often incorporate works of art to introduce students to social …

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Oaths, codes, and charters in medicine over the ages

WEBEach of these distinct cultures’ medical codes or oaths share many common elements. These selections from the more prominent codes reveal their common …

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The climate cure: Treating tuberculosis in the nineteenth century

WEBAs the nineteenth century wore on, however, the appeal of the climate cure began to fade. The rise of the sanatorium posed one of the first challenges for …

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