I will pursue something in the medical field, and hope to have a clinic of my own. Having prior knowledge on medical anthropology will help me understand the patients that will come into my clinic. America is a melting pot,…
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a practice of intentionally altering or injuring the female genital organs without medical reasons. This procedure is largely practiced in Africa, parts of Asia and the Middle East. There are no benefits to the health…
Culture of Biomedicine is important to the Western culture because it gives this approach the utmost authority since it is based on facts. It is based on two claims that say it is a reflection of nature and is a…
Medications in America has become so ubiquitous, as well as other countries that an average person will have been prescribed 14,000 pills in their lifetime. In America alone, we take medications to relief pain, infections, and promote good health (Medicalization)….
Julie 16, and Katie 25, both have Narcolepsy: a neurological condition where they fall asleep excessively, alongside with Cataplexy (muscle paralysis). Katie can’t have a normal life with a normal job because she keeps falling asleep on her job. Julie…
When a mother has just given birth to her newborn, she begins to face many novel challenges. She begins to worry about how she’ll take care of her new baby, what to do if it cries, how to feed it,…
Hikikomori is a social withdrawal culture bound syndrome in Japan. It has five criteria, and they are 1. a lifestyle centered at home, 2. no interest/ willingness to attend school/work, 3. symptoms duration of at least 6 months, 4. excludes…
Clowns made up the Circus Clown Care Unit in a New York City hospital. They played a nontraditional doctor role of curing the ills through silliness, magic, and clowning! They were especially good at uplifting the ambiance of the hospital…
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I choose to study about cervical cancer because in a small way, I can relate to this topic since I am a woman. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus. Cervical cancer is caused by the infection of…
