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U of M’s new vice-president research and international
The word “polymathy” was first used in the title of a work in 1603 by philosopher Joannes Wower. It refers to encyclopedic knowledge that...
The scientific significance of traditional knowledge
Traditional and non-western ways of knowing are often othered in the sciences. Oftentimes, people refer to western medicine as “conventional” and traditional medicine as...
Historian engagement in health policy
From the historic 1918 influenza spread to the ongoing global COVID-19 outbreak, pandemics throughout history have always shaped health structures and policies, and have...
Collaboration fosters prevention, treatment of diabetes
Our body breaks down the food we consume into glucose and transforms it into cellular energy. Insulin — a hormone produced in the pancreas...
How plasma is changing the way we treat infections
The human immune system exists to protect our bodies from disease, but sometimes a person’s immune response can cause just as much harm as...
