Tag Archives: health care
Linda Villarosa on race, health, and inequality
Journalist and educator Linda Villarosa will present her book, Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation (Doubleday/Penguin Random House, 2022), on October 18 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, … Continue reading
‘To Carry Wonder’
Boston College graduate Emese Parker is author of To Carry Wonder: A Memoir and Guide to Adventures in Pregnancy and Beyond, a new type of pregnancy book that aims to nurture, inspire, and equip mothers-to-be and postpartum mothers. Drawing from … Continue reading
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Tagged Connell School of Nursing, health care, motherhood, pregnancy
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Called
Based on true events that span six decades, Called (JRS Books, 2021) tells the story of Dr. John Schmidt and nurse Clara Schmidt, Kansas Mennonites who relocated to South America to open a leprosy clinic. Set against the backdrop of … Continue reading
Green bioethics
In her book Principles of Green Bioethics: Sustainability in Health Care (Michigan State University Press, 2019), author Cristina Richie lays out a framework for evaluating the sustainability of medical developments, techniques, and procedures. She calls for a joining of biomedical … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, environment, ethics, health care, School of Theology and Ministry, Theology Department
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Race and medicine
In Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine, author Dr. Damon Tweedy explores issues such as bias in medicine, the challenges confronting black doctors, and the disproportionate health burdens faced by black patients. On Mar. 28 … Continue reading
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Tagged health care, medicine, memoir, race
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Immigration and the right to healthcare
Beatrix Hoffman, a historian of the U.S. health care system, will present “Immigration and the Right to Healthcare” on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. She is the author of the books, The Wages of Sickness: The Politics of … Continue reading
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Tagged health care, immigrants
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Dr. Paul Farmer
Dr. Paul Farmer, whose humanitarian work was recounted in the Tracy Kidder book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, will participate in “A Conversation with Paul Farmer” Feb. 27 at 5:30 … Continue reading
Reflections of a street doctor
Dr. James O’Connell, a founding physician and president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), will speak at BC on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. BHCHP, the nation’s first medical respite program for … Continue reading
Caring for women in regions affected by war
Nurse-midwife Linda Robinson, a Boston College alumna whose work has taken her across the globe, will present “Nurse-Midwifery Care to Women in Areas Affected by War: Addressing Global Public Health,” on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 210. Robinson … Continue reading
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Tagged Connell School of Nursing, health care, Medical Humanities, memoir
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All about the Affordable Care Act
As the enrollment phase continues for the Affordable Care Act, a new book is coming out this month to help health care and legal professionals decipher what the law says, how it works, and what it requires. Health Care Reform: … Continue reading
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