healthcare
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A Quick Mental Health Guide: Surviving Institutional Gaslighting & Reclaiming Your Reality (Interaction with A Museum – Epilogue)
In April 2025, I critiqued Huis Marseille’s Revoir Paris exhibition for omitting the violent history of human zoos adjacent to photographed sites like the Jardin des Plantes. Their response—a verbose, performative non-reply—mirrored the institutional gaslighting marginalized communities endure daily. I… Continue reading
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Colonial Amnesia and the Psychology of Healing: A Call for Institutional Courage. (Interaction with A Museum – A hopeful dark chapter)
In the post “How the science of the past still haunts today’s culture“, I shared my reflections on Huis Marseille’s Revoir Paris exhibition, which omitted the violent history of ethnological exhibitions—human zoos—that Western science once framed as “progress.” Today, I return… Continue reading
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From Subject to Patient Partner: Why I Became a Science Decolonization Writer
When I studied pharmaceutical science in the early 2000s, my professors taught me that patients were subjects in research. It was clinical, unquestioned, and, in hindsight, disturbingly normalized. The word “subject” implied submission. It implied that knowledge, control, and authority… Continue reading
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DIY Medicine and the Politics of Empowerment.
Biohacking, Psycho-Hacking, and the Decolonization of Health: How DIY Medicine Became a Tool of Liberation Throughout history, marginalized communities have pioneered DIY medicine as a means of survival, empowerment, and resistance against exclusionary medical systems. Before biohacking became a 21st-century… Continue reading
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Black History Month: How radical Self-Care empowers All Patient Advocates.
What is Radical Self-Care? Radical self-care is more than a trendy buzzword; it is a transformative practice rooted in activism, resilience, and the fight for social justice. While the concept has gained widespread popularity in recent years, its origins lie… Continue reading
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Black History Month – The forgotten history of African American patients standing against the first 21st-century drug based on 19th-century racial science
The Rise and Fall of BiDil, a heart failure drug : A Story of Science, Race, and Power BiDil was never just a pill. It symbolized the power dynamics in Western science, the illusion of objectivity, and the persistent failure… Continue reading
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Testimonial Injustice in Healthcare: A Barrier to Patient Safety and Equity
In healthcare, communication is more than just exchanging words—it’s a matter of life and death. Patients depend on their healthcare providers to listen, believe, and act on their experiences. But for many, this basic expectation is undermined by testimonial injustice,… Continue reading
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What can a visit to the Amsterdam Eye Filmmuseum tell us about medical expertise and patient empowerment?
“The intersection of art, anthropology, and medical science is vital for showcasing different perspectives on the latter. If we are open and curious enough to venture into that space, it can aid in self-reflection. I experienced this firsthand today at… Continue reading
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