High-stress health care environments can cause health care workers to establish emotional barriers between patients, work, and self—especially in communities where resources for dealing with trauma are scarce. In an award-winning essay, Clara Schriemer reflects on her time working in a maternity ward in Ghana—an opportunity for intercultural exchange and self-reflection that helped her better understand the role emotional barriers play in her own life.
Rates of infection for diseases like chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have been surprisingly high in recent years. How can we get better at preventing and treating STIs, and what other information do we need to protect ourselves and our communities?
Is it wise to take time away from your pet during pregnancy? Some expecting mothers consider sending their pets away because they worry about certain diseases. But if properly handled, your furry family members should be able to hang around.
African American women in the US have lower breastfeeding rates compared to women of other races. But if health care providers and advocates offer more breastfeeding support to African American moms, it may benefit the overall health of the African American population.
A Nobel Peace Prize for Dr. Denis Mukwege brings to the fore the upstream factors that create conditions for sexual violence, such as trafficking in minerals essential to the electronic devices we use every day.
Uniform, high-input farms, the hallmark of modern intensive agriculture, have produced an abundance of food unimaginable at the start of the last century. But a healthy diet remains out of reach for billions worldwide.