Medicine and Culture
This is a very helpful book when it comes to thinking about health, and how each society views it. Often in the United States we say “health” and we really[…]
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Womb to Tomb
Since I’m on a Bezruchka kick lately, I figured I’d post my thoughts on Womb to Tomb. I read much faster than most people speak, so I was happy to[…]
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Pathologies of Power
Paul Farmer is an anthropologist and physician, head of the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard University, and United Nations Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti. He founded Partners in Health[…]