Boké Saisi, The Conversation; Kikachi Memeh, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation
As the use of Ozempic, a drug for diabetes, slams into the mainstream as a weight-loss method, will the drug’s use impact our concept of fatness? And how does fatness intersect with race and class?
Key to diagnosing foetal alcohol syndrome is an assessment of certain facial features. A 3D facial scan is expensive but 2D images may offer a solution.
An X-ray image comparing a healthy spine and one showing signs of ankylosing spondylitis.
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Deep-seated structural issues in the NHS affect all patients, however they particularly impact people with long COVID who are trying to both understand a complex new illness and access healthcare.
LGBT+ people have been eligible to receive COVID vaccines, but lack of ID cards, discrimination, accessibility issues and misinformation have emerged as challenges to do so.
Staff from South Sudan’s Health Ministry pose with protective suits during a drill for Ebola preparedness.
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