Health Crisis

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the pandemic, however, go much further: they threaten the fabric of national and international politics around the world. What will be the consequences of the pandemic, and what will a post-COVID world order look like? No institution is better suited to address these issues than Johns Hopkins University, which has convened experts from within and outside of the university to discuss world order after COVID-19.

Más allá del miedo, las emociones que se mueven en una crisis como esta abarcan un espectro más amplio. ¿Cuáles son las demás emociones que nos invaden y qué papel están desempeñando? ¿Cómo podemos gestionar esta crisis y las que vendrán a nivel emocional, a nivel de recursos sanitarios y de salud mental, a nivel de cuidados comunitarios y comunitaristas? El impacto mundial de esta pandemia es tan nuevo y tan inesperado que no sabemos por dónde irán los acontecimientos.

Neustart in der Lebensmitte mit Bestsellerautorin Franziska Rubin. Die beliebte Ärztin und Spezialistin für Frauengesundheit weiß: Die Lebensmitte kann für Frauen zur besten Zeit ihres Lebens werden. Viele Frauen fühlen sich ausgebrannt: Die Kinder sind aus dem Haus, der Mann hat mit seiner eigenen Midlife-Crisis zu tun. Dazu kommen immer mehr Zipperlein. Was hat das Leben uns jetzt noch zu bieten? Jede Menge, meint die bekannte Bestsellerautorin Dr. med. Franziska Rubin. Sie weiß: Mit der richtigen Einstellung wird die Midlife-Crisis zur Chance – für mehr Lebensfreude in der 2. Lebenshälfte.

For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn't noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin - a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials rushed to quarantine Chinatown while doctors examined Wong's tissue for telltale bacteria. If the devastating disease was not contained, San Francisco would become the American epicenter of an outbreak that had already claimed 10 million lives worldwide.

Tienes 29 años y sientes que deberías tener todo bajo control, pero en lugar de eso, te sientes confundido. Todos a tu alrededor parecen estar avanzando: nuevos trabajos, matrimonios, incluso bebés. ¿Y tú? No sabes ni por dónde empezar.”Lo sé… Entiendo muy bien cómo te sientes. Porque yo también he estado ahí...Ahora imagínate de aquí a unos meses… estar en un lugar donde no es que todo sea perfecto, pero aprender a aceptar que eso está bien.

Gelassen und voller Zuversicht älter werden - dieser Wunsch wird spätestens ab Mitte 50 immer größer. Das weiß auch Margot Käßmann. In ihrem neuen Lebens-Ratgeber beschreibt die Bestseller-Autorin sehr persönlich den Start in die besten Jahre: Worauf kann man sich freuen? Welche Schwierigkeiten gilt es zu meistern? Was trägt im Leben? Ein Hörbuch, das Lust macht, die Lebensphase ab Mitte fünfzig entschlossen und freudig anzugehen. Lächeln. Weitergehen.

Imagine you are nine years old. Your best friend’s father is arrested, half your classmates disappear from school, and someone burns down the house across the road. Imagine you have to cross a snow-covered mountain range at night in order to escape the soldiers who are trying to kill you. How would you deal with these memories once you are an adult? Jones, a relief worker and child psychiatrist, interviewed over 40 Serb and Muslim children who came of age during the Bosnian War and now returns, 20 years after the war began, to discover the adults they have become.

We’ve all heard this phrase countless times, echoing in courtroom dramas and blockbuster films. It's a solemn promise, a cornerstone of justice. Yet, for those who have faced the harsh realities of divorce, financial disputes, child custody battles, and other court proceedings, the notion of truth in the legal system often seems like a cruel joke. The author grew up believing that the law was fair, that justice was a clear line between right and wrong, upheld by judges, courts, and the police. His first family court hearing shattered that illusion.

Discover how easy daily actions can turn your home into a safe sanctuary for your family during tough times. Did you catch that recent polls show over 66% of US homes don't have a plan for disasters like storms or earthquakes? And merely 48% have actually put together some sort of emergency strategy? You might've heard tales about families caught by surprise when disaster strikes, struggling to get by because they weren't ready.

Wie wir unsere Kinder in Krisen stärken Leonhard Thun-Hohenstein macht die verschiedenen Krisen, an denen unsere Kinder leiden, anschaulich. Vor allem aber gibt er Anleitung, wie Eltern in schwierigen Zeiten ihre Zuversicht bewahren und Mut fassen, um die Krise aktiv zu bewältigen. Nicht nur durch die gegenwärtigen Ereignisse wie Corona-Pandemie oder Ukrainekrieg, auch im Alltag sind unsere Kinder verstärkt Krisen ausgesetzt–mit teils verheerenden Folgen.

Are you fed up with using conventional medicine that’s only making you feel worse? Relying on giant corporations to meet your needs can be unpredictable, especially when it comes to your health. You try to eat a balanced diet and take care of your well-being, but daily stress and declining food quality make it a challenge! Even the water you drink could be affecting your health. According to the Environmental Working Group, over 90% of strawberry, apple, cherry, and spinach samples tested positive for two or more pesticides.

By the mid 1980s, AIDS hysteria was so rampant that a fearful and prejudiced public ignored stories of gay men falling ill with lesions and mouth ulcers. President Reagan avoided mentioning the disease entirely. Then, as chronicled in Blood Farm, a new HIV-positive population emerged, one that included kids like Ken Dixon, Brad Cross, and Ryan White who had been infected as young as ten years old. But how?

How to keep you and yours safe from the perils of the modern world. In today's increasingly hostile climate, people are anxious about how to keep themselves safe. Chris Ryan is an expert in dangerous situations, and here he tells you how to keep yourself and your family safe from the perils of modern urban life.

The incendiary untold story of Ireland’s response to the most significant public health emergency of the past century, woven from a wealth of original research and dozens of interviews with ministers, politicians, public health experts, essential workers and ordinary people on whom the crisis exacted a personal toll.

The Power of Suffering is psychologist David Roland’s personal investigation into the nature of human suffering. When our world is turned upside down, what does it do to us, how do we survive it, and, most importantly, how can we grow as a result? David takes the lived experience of eleven incredible people and follows them along each step of their journey from crisis through to acceptance and triumph. Within each story, David draws on his own experience of life-altering trauma and clinical research to offer insights we all can gain from.

In 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection - both were traumatized by gun violence. Ava’s best friend had been killed in a campus shooting at her elementary school, and Tyshaun’s father had been shot to death outside of the boy’s elementary school. Ava’s and Tyshaun’s stories are extraordinary, but not unique.

Falling into the Fire is psychiatrist Christine Montross's thoughtful investigation of the gripping patient encounters that have challenged and deepened her practice. Beautifully written, deeply felt, Falling into the Fire brings us inside the doctor’s mind, illuminating the grave human costs of mental illness as well as the challenges of diagnosis and treatment. At once rigorous and meditative, Falling into the Fire is an intimate portrait of psychiatry, allowing the reader to witness the humanity of the practice and the enduring mysteries of the mind.

The first major bioterror event in the United States - the anthrax attacks in October 2001 - was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of USAMRIID, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the US biological weapons program and now the epicenter of national biodefense.

The introduction of new medicines has dramatically improved the quantity and quality of individual and public health, while contributing trillions of dollars to the global economy. In spite of these past successes - and indeed because of them - our ability to deliver new medicines may be quickly coming to an end. Moving from the 20th century to the present, A Prescription for Change reveals how changing business strategies combined with scientific hubris have altered the way new medicines are discovered, with dire implications for both health and the economy.

¿Cuántas pastillas tomas al mes, a la semana, al día? Solo en Gran Bretaña, más del 20 % de los adultos ha consumido al menos una droga psiquiátrica al año. Lo que constata James Davies en su ensayo es que este imprudente aumento de la prescripción médica de fármacos psiquiátricos no ha disminuido el número y gravedad de las enfermedades mentales, sino todo lo contrario.