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– The dark side of psychiatry – how it has been used to control societies
Psychiatry has been used to enforce political conformity – and not just in authoritarian regimes.
- Senior Lecturer in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, King's College London
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– Covid-19 : Comment l’armée américaine a lancé une campagne contre le vaccin chinois aux Philippines
Pendant la pandémie, le Pentagone a mené une opération de désinformation visant à décrédibiliser le vaccin chinois, pour affaiblir l’influence de la « diplomatie vaccinale » de Pékin aux Philippines.
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– US military launched a secret anti-vax campaign in the Philippines – here's why I'm not surprised
Not for the first time the US government has harmed public health in developing countries with covert ops.
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The archival trove chronicles the extreme measures administrators took to ensure Black sharecroppers did not receive treatment for the venereal disease.
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– Medical gaslighting: when conditions turn out not to be 'all in the mind'
More often than not, it is women who have been gaslighted by medical professionals.
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La réanimation a heureusement beaucoup évolué depuis les premières tentatives à base de lavements à la fumée de tabac.
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To understand the potential for machine learning to transform medicine, we must go back to the controversial origins of data use in healthcare
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Pada pertengahan abad ke-20, dua tema yang konsisten ini mulai memudar. Resusitasi semakin mendapatkan reputasi sebagai pengobatan ajaib dan tersebar luas untuk semua jenis kematian.
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Framing vaccines as an infringement of liberty is a powerful tactic, but obscures health and political factors that may actually drive resistance.
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– Curfews have a dark history: no wonder people are resisting them in the pandemic
Curfews are associated with a long history of racism and prejudice.
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Resuscitation has thankfully come a long way since smoke enemas.
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Snake oil, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, was a go-to medicine for many ailments.
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– Germ theory denialism is alive and well – and taking the nuance out of scientific debate
People have denied germ theory since the moment it was born in the late 19th century.
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– Vaccines alone aren't enough to eradicate a virus – lessons from history
Too much hope is being pinned on the vaccine alone to get us out of the current pandemic. But 'low-tech' solutions are needed, too.
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'Sensible' public figures have far less influence on our behaviour than it seems
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– Vaccine hesitancy is not new – history tells us we should listen, not condemn
We shouldn't paint all those hesitant or unsure about new medical treatments with the same broad brush. We need a more productive and thoughtful conversation.
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– Why Londoners in the blitz accepted face masks to prevent infection – unlike today’s objectors
Wearing a face mask during the blitz was uncontentious.
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