March 16, 2023 Are there any benefits to having adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? What we explored in Blog #12 suggested mostly harms. In the clinical setting suggesting that people be screened for ACEs is sometimes met with asking why do it when there is no treatment for them. Within clinical medicine there tends to be…
February 16, 2023 In his book, “American Exceptionalism”, Seymour Martin Lipsett wrote that “”it is impossible to understand a country without seeing how it varies from others. Those who know only one country know no country.” We ended the last blog pointing out the importance of political choices a society makes that strongly influence its…
March 9, 2023 As I indicated last month (Blog #11), authorities around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about the likely impact of climate change on cities and city life, especially the effects of extreme weather events. A month’s rain fell in a single hour recently in Auckland, New Zealand; few cities could cope with…
Milner on Biodiversity Blog #11 “Urban Tree-planting” Planetary Health Weekly Edward Milner, February 9, 2023 In midwinter the prospect of a long hot summer may look inviting, but I advise caution: be careful what you wish for. While the thrust of international gatherings like recent COP meetings in Egypt and Canada and headline writers of…
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