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A palliative care doctor has suggested that studying Shakespeare s plays could help medical students connect more closely with their patients. Writing in the
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Dr David Jeffrey, of the Department of Palliative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, investigates how the playwright s empathic approach - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another - can enhance the patient-doctor relationship.
Dr Jeffrey writes that the idea that emotions are disruptive and need to be controlled is deeply ingrained in medical education and practice, contributing to doctors distancing from patients. The coronavirus pandemic, with the need for personal protections, social distancing and video consultations has, he says, created challenges to establishing empathic relationships between patients and doctors.
When you ask somebody why they are choosing to take the covid vaccine or why they are wearing a mask, they may respond, “because science.” The next question to ask is, how many of these people have actually gone through the science of vaccines and whether or not masks may be an effective tool for limiting the spread of COVID?
From what I see, the majority of people receive their information from mainstream media organizations, which are organizations that have strong ties to pharmaceutical corporations and governments, and are known for presenting one perspective that favours a particular agenda while completely ridiculing the other. They sometimes go as far as labelling another perspective as a “conspiracy theory” despite the fact that there is ample, credible evidence to support the claims of that perspective. Do people simply believe things because they feel that everybody else believes it too? What are the social and cultural implications of not being in alignment with
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A Belgian court has ruled that the current COVID-19 measures being deployed don t have a sound legal basis. The State has 30 days to lift restrictions or face fines.
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Why is there such a large group of people, who see issue with governmental measures, taking action to stop them? Does it show we don t agree on our collective approach? Does it show we don t agree on the threat level of COVID-19?
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It s no secret that vaccine hesitancy is at an all time high. Mainstream media has claimed that this is a result of anti-vax conspiracy theories when in reality, there are legitimate concerns not being addressed.
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Why does the mainstream fail to have appropriate conversations about concerns that are being raised about the COVID vaccine? Why do they remain unacknowledged and unaddressed?
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