Psychiatry has been used to enforce political conformity – and not just in authoritarian regimes.
- Senior Lecturer in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, King's College London
Pendant la pandémie, le Pentagone a mené une opération de désinformation visant à décrédibiliser le vaccin chinois, pour affaiblir l’influence de la « diplomatie vaccinale » de Pékin aux Philippines.
Not for the first time the US government has harmed public health in developing countries with covert ops.
The archival trove chronicles the extreme measures administrators took to ensure Black sharecroppers did not receive treatment for the venereal disease.
More often than not, it is women who have been gaslighted by medical professionals.
La réanimation a heureusement beaucoup évolué depuis les premières tentatives à base de lavements à la fumée de tabac.
To understand the potential for machine learning to transform medicine, we must go back to the controversial origins of data use in healthcare
Pada pertengahan abad ke-20, dua tema yang konsisten ini mulai memudar. Resusitasi semakin mendapatkan reputasi sebagai pengobatan ajaib dan tersebar luas untuk semua jenis kematian.
Framing vaccines as an infringement of liberty is a powerful tactic, but obscures health and political factors that may actually drive resistance.
Curfews are associated with a long history of racism and prejudice.
Resuscitation has thankfully come a long way since smoke enemas.
Snake oil, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, was a go-to medicine for many ailments.
People have denied germ theory since the moment it was born in the late 19th century.
Too much hope is being pinned on the vaccine alone to get us out of the current pandemic. But ‘low-tech’ solutions are needed, too.
‘Sensible’ public figures have far less influence on our behaviour than it seems
We shouldn’t paint all those hesitant or unsure about new medical treatments with the same broad brush. We need a more productive and thoughtful conversation.
Wearing a face mask during the blitz was uncontentious.
PODCAST: The third part of a series from The Anthill Podcast on how the world recovered from major crises throughout history focuses on the recovery after 1918.
Contact Caitjan for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: London, UK
- Website
- BlueSky: @caitjan.bluesky.social
- X (formerly Twitter): @therealcaitjan
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
