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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease with an absolutely 100 percent fatal outcome."

HEALTH ANXIETY: Do you have anxiety about having or getting a serious illness? The public is inundated with advice about exercise, diet, healthy eating, health hazards, new symptoms etc. The war headlines in health journalism play on our fear of death. One in five doctor visits in the UK's National Health Service is related to irrational fear of one's own state of health.
Eivind Tjønneland -

The consequences of pandemics for cities

CITIES: Life in the world's cities has always been characterized by epidemics and disease. Occasionally cities have been devastated by waves of infection, but mostly they have risen again and moved on. But what will be the consequences of the pandemic that originated in China in 2019? Can cities in our time handle such challenges again?
Peter Butenschøn -

"Someone should see this"

In her personal account of what it is like to live with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), director Jennifer Brea uncovers the public aspect of her private and passive state.
Melita Zajc -

The unbearable ease of diagnosis

A diagnosis can be a blessing. But it can also be the biggest obstacle to improvement. What do we do when the number of diagnosed explodes?
astrid@kahler.no -

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