Explore the stark inequities in healthcare access, disease burden, and systemic failures plaguing Black communities. Learn why preventable diseases still disproportionately affect Black people and what changes are needed.
Month: March 2025
How a Tick Bite Can Give You Red Meat Allergies
Discover how a tick bite can lead to alpha-gal syndrome, an incurable allergy to red meat. Learn about the symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis of this increasingly common condition.
Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms, and Cures
Explore the concept of heart purification in Islam, understanding its signs, symptoms, and cures for spiritual diseases. Learn how to achieve a sound heart through self-examination and repentance.
The Unexpected Joy of Eating Trees: A Sustainable Lifestyle
Explore the surprising ways we eat trees and why it’s vital for sustainability. Discover how planting and consuming trees can create a balanced ecosystem.
Understanding and Managing Chronic Kidney Disease
Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and management strategies for a healthier life. Tips for living well with CKD included.
Why Saving ProMED Is Crucial for Global Epidemic Preparedness
ProMED, the early warning system for epidemics, faces financial collapse. Discover why its crucial for global health security and what it needs to keep running.
We’re All Healthy, We’re All Sick: Embracing the Spectrum of Well-being
Explore the nuanced reality of health and sickness, understanding that well-being exists on a spectrum and is influenced by social determinants. Discover how connection and understanding can foster a more compassionate approach to health.
When Breath Becomes Air: Finding Meaning in Life and Death
Explore the profound insights from ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ by Paul Kalanithi. Discover the fragility of life, the search for meaning, and facing mortality with courage.
Building Starsim: A Disease Modeling Tool
Explore the development of Starsim, a disease modeling tool used by the Gates Foundation’s IDM, covering its architecture, random number generation, and impact on epidemiology.
Why Doctor’s Handwriting Is So Bad, Even in 2024? A Health Talk
Explore the age-old mystery of why doctors’ handwriting remains illegible in 2024. Discover the reasons behind the scribble, from speedy note-taking to historical shorthand.