How health is threatened by hate
We all know that hate plays a demonic role in today’s society, but did you know that hate directly impacts health? Wellness Epidemiologist, Sandro Galea, studies how hate, …
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How the US medical community fails Black mothers
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How small collective actions create a water secure world
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Rumors, trust, and vaccines
Heidi Larson, Vaccine Trust Anthropologist, studies rumors. With today’s technology, information is at our fingertips; at the same time, misinformation spreads like wildfire. While working across the globe …
The neuroscience of psychedelic drugs, music and nostalgia
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A simple, powerful way to help prevent teen suicide
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How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system
Child Rights Physician Joseph Shin has been working with asylum seekers who have been harmed by targeted violence and human rights abuses. At TEDMED 2020, Joseph explained that …