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A CGM, Artificial Intelligence, and the Limits of Cultural Understanding For the past week, I have been wearing a continuous glucose monitor, a device largely designed and marketed for the…
A French Lunch — A Nutrition Lesson for the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand For a complex mix of anthropological, historical, and geopolitical reasons, English-speaking countries and their…
There’s something quietly radical about stepping out of the noise. Not escaping it entirely—Miami does not permit such illusions—but placing a gentle distance between oneself and its glitter, its urgency,…
Psychosocial Stress, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis: An Anthropological Reflection That most feared of outcomes— the heart attack , or acute myocardial infarction (AMI)—rarely occurs out of the blue. From a biomedical…
I was in Cochin, the bombings in the middle east had begun and every single flight going west out of Cochin was cancelled. I had a flight to Doha and…
I am writing this note, knowing fully well that Internet is down but it will be up, like the hopes and aspirations of the Iranian people. When i left Miami…
Yesterday, in Antigua, Guatemala , I received a message that a surprise birthday party was being arranged for a Lebanese friend of ours who works for the UN in Jamaica.…
LIFE IS FULL OF UNEXPECTED PLEASURES Today was one such .. not that i did any thing more special than my usual work with the Indigenous people .. but a…
Empathy, Compassion, and Respect for the Other In the span of a single week, events have unfolded with such density that one has the uneasy feeling that the political architecture…
I am a Physician specializing in Endocrinology, the study of the metabolism and also the hormones. We can measure the levels of many hormones in the body necessary for smooth…
Why medical anthropology matters Guest editorial by Cecil Helman Cecil Helman was Professor of Medical Anthropology at Brunel University. He was awarded the 2005 Lucy Mair Medal for Applied Anthropology.…
WHO can begin the day without a cup of cuban coffee? Lunch prepared by colleagues: Organic Chicken, Organic Potato In contrast the dinner was Lamb, Brussels sprouts, Beans, asparagus It…