faith and medicine
LDS medical students revolutionize studying in the name of their faith
By Kathryn Post — September 16, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We want to help others ... because we feel that that’s what our savior would do if he was in our position,’ said one of the founders.
Dr. Anthony Fauci named 2021 Humanist of the Year
By Kathryn Post — July 1, 2021
(RNS) — The American Humanist Association awarded the honor to Fauci for embodying humanist values in the global fight against COVID-19.
Anti-vax at the Vatican? You might lose your job
By Nicole Winfield — February 19, 2021
ROME (AP) — The pope's decree sparked heated debate, since its provisions go beyond the voluntary nature of COVID-19 vaccinations in Italy and much of the rest of the world.
Michael Hickson, man with disability, dies after Texas hospital ends COVID treatment
By Kathryn Post — July 1, 2020
(RNS) — Michael Hickson, quadriplegic, husband and father of five, died June 11 after a hospital denied him treatment for COVID-19 and due to his preexisting disabilities.
Measles is not good for the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 1, 2019
Vaccinating children is a commandment. Taking care of health is a commandment. How much louder do you need to say this?
In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
By Doreen Ajiambo — November 28, 2018
KATAKWI, Uganda (RNS) — Earlier this month, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor was arrested after interceding to stop the medical care of a severely ill 9-year-old girl.
A bicycle crash leaves me asking, ‘My faith or my health?’
By Simran Jeet Singh — November 19, 2018
(RNS) — When so many Sikhs have given up so much to honor their own identities, it’s hard for me to imagine cutting my beard for something so trivial as a split chin.
Measles outbreaks hit ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and US
By Paul O'Donnell — November 9, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — In Israel, several prominent rabbis have signed a document that reads, "Whoever isn't vaccinated is a murderer."
Faith and friendship as a remedy to the opioid crisis
By Katelyn Beaty — August 30, 2018
(RNS) — With the help of addicts themselves, researchers are exploring the emotional, social and relational reasons why people become addicted—and how relationship with God and others can restore and heal.
What the church can do to help opioid addicts: A Q&A with Raymond Barfield
By Yonat Shimron — May 18, 2018
(RNS) — A conference on opioid addiction will bring together clinicians, clergy and educators to the tip of southern Appalachia to begin a yearlong conversation on ways churches can help heal and support those caught in the epidemic’s grip.
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