• Illness live: sick children on social media

    Updated: 2021-03-25 15:50:13
    : Skip to content Home Topic Index JME Illness live : sick children on social media Posted on March 25, 2021 by Hazem Zohny By Elise . Burn The gap between our ‘real life†and the life we portray on social media is widening , with many people curating themed social media accounts to promote a certain aspect of themselves . Many social media influencers curate their accounts to contribute towards the development of their brand . It is not unusual for adults to have many separate accounts dedicated to different aspects of their lives , for example , their work , their hobbies , or in some cases , their illness . Some people use social media to document their illness journey or to raise awareness about a rare condition that they may . have In 2003, blogger Christine Miserandino published

  • Animal content in prescribed medications and medical goods: Are we asking enough questions?

    Updated: 2021-03-23 22:48:43
    : Skip to content Home Topic Index JME Animal content in prescribed medications and medical goods : Are we asking enough questions Posted on March 23, 2021 by Mike King By Sarah Cullivan Dietary restrictions that exclude animal content are common and complex . While it is generally acknowledged and accepted that most medications are tested on animals prior to the introduction in human subjects to ensure safety , it is not always clear to prescribing physicians and consuming patients which medications and medical products are animal derived or contain animal content . Therefore physicians may unintentionally prescribe these medications and goods to patients who typically exclude animal content from their diet and this can have implications for patient autonomy , trust and treatment

  • Sitemap Lay Science

    Updated: 2021-03-22 02:34:10
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  • The vicious circle of precaution

    Updated: 2021-03-18 15:27:20
    Skip to content Home Topic Index JME The vicious circle of precaution Posted on March 18, 2021 by Hazem Zohny By Ezio Di . Nucci The precautionary principle has been implicitly utilized and explicitly invoked in March of 2020 when many governments introduced restrictions and lockdowns to contain COVID-19. ‘Implicitly utilized†because the preliminary evidence and modelling those restrictions were based on was a good example of the kinds of problems the precautionary principle is meant for think of climate change . And it was also ‘explicitly invoked†for example by Denmark†s Prime Minister in implementing a lockdown against the advice of her own health authorities A year later , the precautionary principle is now again explicitly invoked by many European governments in deciding to

  • Valuing the care in healthcare: priorities and trade-offs

    Updated: 2021-03-16 11:41:04
    : Skip to content Home Topic Index JME Valuing the care in healthcare : priorities and trade-offs Posted on March 16, 2021 by Mike King By Jonathan . Michaels Healthcare decisions are complex , whether we are considering individual choices about our own health , or policy decisions made by political or professional bodies.  Disease and the actions taken to prevent , diagnose and treat it , may have widespread ramifications on all aspects of our lives.  Furthermore , policy and personal decisions in other aspects of our life , may have significant individual or public health implications.  These effects have been starkly highlighted by the current pandemic , where we have seen the widespread effects of disease and its management , not only on health outcomes , but on the economy

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