Beyond biology: Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine
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A new monthly series in The Lancet is going beyond clinical diagnoses, tapping experts from the social sciences and humanities, as well as community members from around the world. The resulting cases provide a critical lens into the cultural and social forces that contribute to each patient’s condition — not just the biological factors. Each unpacks a framework or concept in the social sciences and humanities that researchers hope readers will incorporate into their own practice, leadership or policy-making.
Optica names Duncan Moore as an Honorary Member for his pioneering contributions to gradient-index optics, leadership in public policy, dedicated service to the optics community and distinguished roles in academia, government and professional societies.
Topics range from malformations of the cerebral cortex to restoring diversity in our diet / Approximately €82 million for the first funding period
A new study is the first to comprehensively map three decades of income inequality data within 151 nations around the world. Despite finding that income inequality is worsening for half the world’s people, the study also indicates that effective policy may be helping to bridge the gap in ‘bright spots’ –– in administrative areas that account for around a third of the global population.