Decolonizing Health Through Chinese and African Medicine with Dr. Lai and Dr. Boubacar

Join us for our fourth installment in the ‘Actions to Decolonising Development’ video series, where our Research and Policy Analyst, Sena Voncujovi, and Economist Consultant, Rugare Mukanganga, sit down with Dr. Lili Lai, Associate Professor of Anthropology at PKU, and Dr. Diarra Boubacar, a medical doctor with a Ph.D. in…

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FDA warns consumers to not purchase or use Nose Slap and Soul Slap products marketed for alertness and energy boosting | FDA

FDA is warning consumers to not purchase or use Nose Slap and Soul Slap products, which are unapproved drugs marketed to promote alertness and boost energy.These products are inhalants and primarily contain ammonia. Inhaling ammonia can quickly lead to eye, nose, and throat irritation; coughing; and airway constriction.FDA has received…

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Racial Bias and Healthcare Algorithms | Virtual Public Meeting

Healthcare algorithms—often based on statistical or mathematical models such as machine learning—offer value in diagnostics and treatments. At the same time, their algorithms can create and perpetuate inequities in health care. Register to join us on May 15 for a virtual presentation on draft guiding principles for preventing or mitigating…

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Why Nature-Based Therapy Is Gaining Traction Among Veterans | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

Such programs are desperately needed, as the number of veterans suffering from serious mental health concerns is only growing. Seventeen veterans died by suicide every day in 2019, according to the 2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. The National Center for PTSD estimates that, on average, 7 percent of…

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