Jan 15, 2025
What Is International Medicine?
A physician-anthropologist’s definition of international medicine, beyond romance, rescue fantasy, and institutional cliché.
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Tag: <span>ADAN OLAM</span>
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Jan 15, 2025
UN CHEMIN SIMPLE VERS LE BONHEUR
LE MOI ET LA SOCIÉTÉ : UN ANTHROPOLOGUE MÉDICAL CHEZ LES INDIENS LE MOI ET LA SOCIÉTÉ Au fil de l’histoire, il y a eu des prophètes et des faux…
Jan 15, 2025
A Simple Path to Happiness
A medical-anthropological reflection on self, society, false prophets, and the search for a simple path to happiness.
Jan 15, 2025
Why Don’t You Stay?
A bilingual reflection on travel, belonging, and the question of why one does not simply stay.
Jan 15, 2025
A Transcontinental Flight on Royal Air Maroc
A travel note from Casablanca to Miami, assessing the ordinary realities of a long Royal Air Maroc flight.
Oct 15, 2024
Fear-Mongering Journalism and the Scared Americans
A critique of health journalism, fear, and the American habit of turning every study into alarm.
Aug 15, 2024
Gran Hotel: Mérida’s Oldest Still-Functioning Hotel
A travel note on Mérida’s Gran Hotel, history, architecture, and the people who passed through its rooms.
Aug 15, 2024
How to Prolong Your Life by Travel
A reflection on travel, Miami, escape, and the health of changing one’s surroundings.
Aug 15, 2024
A Note to Migrants: Which English-Speaking Country Is the Healthiest?
A note for migrants and health professionals considering where population health and wellbeing are strongest.
Aug 15, 2024
Goodbye Cuba and the Memories
A multilingual farewell to Cuba, friendship, memory, and the emotional tattoo left by Havana.
Aug 15, 2024
It Took Me a While to Fall in Love with Paris
A multilingual reflection on Paris, delayed affection, and the gradual education of attention.
Jul 15, 2024
HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDITED MY WRITING AND ADDED TO THE MAGIC OF WRITING ABOUT BARACOA
Dr. Yehuda Kovesh leaned against the worn wooden railing of his clinic's veranda, staring out at the bustling streets of the coastal town of Baracoa. The salty breeze carried whispers…