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#ME/CFS So wichtig - wir brauchen bessere Versorgung für diese Personengruppe - A new consensus statement for ME/CFS care for the German speaking countries has been published - much needed. We need better care for this group of people. Some anthropological insights: Pilkington K, Ridge DT, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Chew-Graham CA, Little P, Babatunde O, Corp N, McDermott C, Cheshire A. A relational analysis of an invisible illness: A meta-ethnography of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and their support needs. Soc Sci Med. 2020 Nov;265:113369. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113369   . Epub 2020 Sep 16. Open Access Risør, M. B., & Lillevoll, K. (2021). Caught up in Care: Crafting Moral Subjects of Chronic Fatigue. Medical Anthropology, 40(5), 432–445. https://lnkd.in/dnxcWV9w Open Acess Rogers, E. L. (2022). Recursive debility: Symptoms, patient activism, and the incomplete medicalization of ME/CFS. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 36(3), 412-428. Open Access ME/CFS is a research topic of #medicalanthropology since longer, but we need more studies. #personcenteredcare #equity #healthcare #appliedanthropology SOLAR PLEXUS - Gestalter*innen der Gesundheitszukunft

this is such an important review topic, well done Antonia Clarke!

Marine, your choice of research topic is both innovative and invaluable. It's great to see such novelty in the field! Wishing you all the best as you delve into this significant subject. Keep up the excellent work & can’t wait to know more!

📣 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 The organizing committee of the 5th Paula Rantakallio Symposium is happy to announce the opening of registration and abstract submission for our symposium on Birth Cohorts and Longitudinal Studies! The symposium continues our longstanding commitment to inclusivity, offering a dynamic platform for learning and discourse on the pivotal role of birth cohorts and longitudinal studies in health research. Specifically tailored to accommodate a diverse array of researchers, this 2024 edition focuses on those passionate about deciphering early determinants and environmental impacts on lifelong health. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 01 April 2024 - Early bird deadline 01 April 2024 - Abstract submission deadline 15 May 2024 - Acceptance notification 09 June 2024 - End of registration 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅date:12–14 June 2024 🎯location: Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 🔗Read more and register: see link below Don't miss out—get your early bird tickets (student €170, regular €350) now! For more information, please visit our event page through the link below. #cohort #longitudinal #conference #research

This is HUGE! Knowledge, resesarch, and drug development of psychedelics is rooted in Indigenous curanderismo and shamanism. It’s time to do more than consider change. Public health and social work are disciplines (among many others) that can help facilitate implementation of Indigenous community partnerships with belonging at the heart of the work. This recent paper from Berkeley provides data to an ethical principle of Relevance identified in an Indigenous led 2022 paper, “Ethical princples of traditional Indigenous medicine to guide western psychedelic research and practice.” (Celidwen et al., 2022). As a possible solution to decrease Western colonization of Indigenous practices in psychedelic studies, the authors advocate for “formal efforts to establish Indigenous-led intellectual foundations in Western psychedelic science, therapy, and curricula.”

Our newly published study delves into the possible mechanisms between having adult offspring and all-cause mortality in older adults. In this paper, we examined lifestyle-related diseases as a potential mediating factor in a nationwide cohort of nearly 1 million older adults living in Denmark. We modelled a natural effect model using counterfactual scenarios to estimate the indirect effect of adult offspring through lifestyle-related diseases on mortality. Key findings: - Older adults with offspring with shorter education experienced higher mortality compared to those with offspring with long education. - Lifestyle-related diseases accounted for 15-28% of the association between offspring’s education and parental mortality. For an in-depth presentation of our results, you can read the full scientific paper in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (SJPH) or check out our popular science paper just published in Videnskab.dk (in Danish). 🔗 SJPH: https://lnkd.in/dTsVJRdy Co-authors: Emma Neble Larsen, Jimmi Mathisen, Charlotte Nilsson, Merete Osler, Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen 🔗Videnskab.dk (Danish): https://lnkd.in/dpYtqEsR Co-authors: Emma Neble Larsen, Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen

🌍 In a milestone for health equity in NYC, the CUNY School of Medicine has been awarded a $19.3 million Foundation for the National Institutes of Health grant to establish the only Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) in the northern United States, one of only two dozen RCMIs in the country. The new New York Center for Minority Health Equity and Social Justice (NYC-MHESJ) is uniquely situated to address significant health disparities in underserved communities across NYC, particularly Harlem and the South Bronx. Under the leadership of Dean Carmen Renée Green, MD, and Associate Dean Maria Lima, PhD, NYC-MHESJ will drive impactful research across three core arenas: ✅ Basic Science: Developing therapeutic strategies for end-stage kidney disease in minority populations. ✅ Behavioral Health: Empowering Chinese American adolescents and families with mental health resources. ✅ Clinical Research: Advancing Parkinson’s disease care and research participation within Latinx communities, and in collaboration with Parkinson's Foundation Announcing the largest NIH grant in CUNY’s history, @Felix Matos Rodriguez emphasized that the NYC-MHESJ aligns with the University’s mission to expand opportunity, stating, “The Center will deepen our research expertise, expand biomedical career pathways, and, most importantly, enable us to better serve our neighbors in Harlem and the Bronx.” Dean Green underscored the Center’s potential impact: “The NYC-MHESJ represents a pivotal step forward in our fight to eliminate health disparities. With this support, we are poised to drive transformative research, foster a diverse cadre of researchers, and address urgent health needs across New York City.” Learn more about this landmark grant here: https://lnkd.in/gDbCMvFP Together, we’re building a more equitable future for NYC. #HealthEquity #MinorityHealth #CUNYMedicine #NIH #RCMI #NYCMHESJ #BiomedicalResearch #HealthDisparities

🌟 Families are at the heart of CHEO Research! 🌟 At the CHEO Research Institute, families are more than research participants—they are key partners in our research journey. In 2023-2024, we had 54 Family Leaders who acted as advisors on research projects and grants, helping to identify the crucial questions our researchers should be asking. 🏡💡 Their insights and lived experience ensure that CHEO research is meaningful to children, youth and families, and has a direct impact on improving health and health outcomes at CHEO and beyond. Discover more about patient engagement in research and other milestones in the CHEO Research Institute Annual Report. 📊🔍 👉 https://lnkd.in/eAt9YtDe #PediatricHealth #FamilyCentricResearch #CHEOResearch #AnnualReport #HealthcareInnovation #FamiliesFirst

We are delighted to welcom Dr Richard Horton to EECERA 2024. Dr Horton is Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet. Read more about Dr Horton here: #EECERA #EECERA2024 #EarlyChildhood #EYFS #EarlyYears

Join us for the 2025 hashtag #BMBH conference at XULA NOLA during Super Bowl Week. We’ll tackle black men's brain health disparities, focusing on HealthEquity in Alzheimer's Association® disease and the underrepresentation of Black men. "The stigma of men’s mental illness has been described as having wide-reaching and profound consequences beyond the condition itself. Being on the receiving end of stigma can lead to loss of hope and self-esteem, shame, and disempowerment. Did you know? Research consistently shows that individuals with mental illness are subject to stigma and treated, or thought of, less favorably than others due to their mental health challenges."- The National Institutes of Health Admission is FREE! Please spread the word and help us make a difference... Register at: http://BIT.LY/2025BMBHC Participate in person or virtually! Let's make a difference together...