A Book Review of Hector Abad Faciolince’s El Olvido Que Seremos In El Olvido Que Seremos, Hector Abad Faciolince celebrates the life of his father, a leading physician, population health scientist, and human rights activists in Medellín, Colombia, who was assassinated during the armed conflict in Colombia in the second…
Microbes, viruses, and their variants are often how humans connect health and the environment. The current COVID-19 pandemic is a prime example. Yet the relationship between our health and environment is much more intimate and interconnected. From a medical perspective, we tend to associate healthcare with reactive care to disease,…
There are many textbooks available to provide an introduction to epidemiology and data analysis. As I was preparing for my qualifying exams for a PhD in epidemiology, I received a recommendation to explore the book Making Sense of Data from a professor at my university. This book is comprehensive in…
A review of Louise Hay's You Can Heal Your Life Medicine. Public health. Alternative medicine. Wellness. Integrative medicine. Whole-person medicine. Born in a particular era, practiced by specific audiences, and marketed to the masses, these are but a few of the popularized terms that describe our relationship with and care…
In The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life, we are told how, according to Chinese tradition, people can reconstruct their past over and over and may, in turn, live differently. Using simple yet sophisticated prose, the authors Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh catalyze this process…
Understanding Microinflammation: The Common Link Between Aging, Cancer, and Coronary Disease is a must-read text for chronic disease-focused public health and medical professionals. The book summarizes the current literature on microinflammation in an accessible way for people without a strong biochemistry background. The authors advance the conversation on comprehensive chronic…
The world's countdown to gender equality – total and absolute – has been slow, arduous, and occasionally regressive. The gender equality timeline has seen pushes and shoves towards an equal share of the pie for males and females, and now, finally, for non-conforming, trans and binary individuals. Even the smallest…
This story was one of betrayal from the Johns Hopkins hospital, and heartbreak over the loss of someone special. Skloot, who is an experienced science writer, touches upon some significant concepts throughout the book, ranging from the mistreatment of Blacks and minorities as research tools for medicine, to the lack of knowledge the Lacks family had towards mental health and their well-being.
