Stories
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Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
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WhatsApp aunties and the spread of fake news
The advantages of WhatApp chat groups – especially as a cost-free way of keeping in touch with family around the world – make them fertile ground for the spread of bogus medical advice. Writer Rianna Walcott explores how to encourage ‘aunties’ in the community to question the truth of unattributed health hoaxes.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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Providing care across languages
When medics are taught in English but their patients speak other languages, effective communication becomes fraught. Niyoshi Shah explores the linguistic gaps between patient and doctor.
Catalogue
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Health and behavior : the interplay of biological, behavioral, and societal influences / Committee on Health and Behavior : Research, Practice, and Policy, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine.
Date: [2001], ©2001- Books
Integrity in scientific research : creating an environment that promotes responsible conduct / Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments, Board on Health Sciences Policy and Division of Earth and Life Studies, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments (U.S.)Date: [2002], ©2002- Books
Research priorities for assessing health effects from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill : a letter report / Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Date: 2010- Books
Health services research : work force and educational issues / Committee on Health Services Research: Training and Work Force Issues, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Marilyn J. Field, Robert E. Tranquada, and Jill C. Feasley, editors.
Date: 1995- Books
Sharing clinical trial data : maximizing benefits, minimizing risk / Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Date: [2015]