by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | Aging, Mental Health
Mary E. Dozier, Mississippi State University I recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my grandparents passed away. One box was labeled – either ironically or genuinely – “toothpick holders and other treasures.” Inside were many keepsakes from...
by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | Depression
Colin Davidson, University of Central Lancashire Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the claim that some people...
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...
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