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Dissecting the biggest medical myths and pseudoscience, Viral BS
explores how misinformation can spread faster than microbes. Can
your zip code predict when you will die? Should you space out
childhood vaccines? Does talcum powder cause cancer? Why do some
doctors recommend e-cigarettes while other doctors recommend you
stay away from them? Health information-and misinformation-is all
around us, and it can be hard to separate the two. A long history
of unethical medical experiments and medical mistakes, along with a
host of celebrities spewing anti-science beliefs, has left many
wary of science and the scientists who say they should be trusted.
How do we stay sane while unraveling the knots of fact and fiction
to find out what we should really be concerned about, and what we
can laugh off? In Viral BS, journalist, doctor, professor, and
CDC-trained disease detective Seema Yasmin, driven by a need to set
the record straight, dissects some of the most widely circulating
medical myths and pseudoscience. Exploring how epidemics of
misinformation can spread faster than microbes, Dr. Yasmin asks why
bad science is sometimes more believable and contagious than the
facts. Each easy-to-read chapter covers a specific myth, whether it
has endured for many years or hit the headlines more recently. Dr.
Yasmin explores such pressing questions as * Do cell phones,
Nutella, or bacon cause cancer? * Are we running out of
antibiotics? * Does playing football cause brain disease? * Is the
CDC banned from studying guns? * Do patients cared for by female
doctors live longer? * Is trauma inherited? * Is suicide
contagious? and much more. Taking a deep dive into the health and
science questions you have always wanted answered, this
authoritative and entertaining book empowers readers to reach their
own conclusions. Viral BS even comes with Dr. Yasmin's handy
Bulls*%t Detection Kit.
The incredible story of Joep Lange's life and his unrelenting quest
to end the HIV epidemic. When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was
shot down by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014, the world wondered if
a cure for HIV had fallen from the sky and disappeared among the
burning debris. Seated in the plane's business-class cabin was
Joseph Lange, better known as Joep, a shrewd Dutch doctor who had
revolutionized the world of HIV and AIDS and was working on a cure.
Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new
plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with
the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist,
and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent
its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of
poverty, Lange advocated for better access to health care for the
poor and the vulnerable. He championed the drug cocktail that
finally helped rein in the disease and was a vocal proponent of
prophylactic treatment for those most at risk of contracting HIV.
The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against
a global pandemic-and the tragic attack that may have slowed down
the search for a cure. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV
epidemic and Dr. Lange's career as a young doctor who blazed his
own path and dedicated his life to HIV. Yasmin draws on written
records, medical journals, recorded discussions, expert testimony,
and extensive interviews with Lange's family, friends, and
colleagues around the globe-including the people he spoke to in the
days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key scenes from
Lange's life and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how
Lange became a global leader in the fight against AIDS. The first
book about Lange and his contributions to the fight against HIV,
The Impatient Dr. Lange is a powerful tribute to one of the
greatest scientists, activists, humanitarians, and social
entrepreneurs in the world of HIV/AIDS.
From acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Seema Yasmin
comes a "savvy, accessible, and critical" (Kirkus Reviews, starred
review) book about the importance of media literacy, fact-based
reporting, and the ability to discern truth from lies. What is a
fact? What are reliable sources? What is news? What is fake news?
How can anyone make sense of it anymore? Well, we have to. As
conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly become a part of
our national discourse and "truth" itself is being questioned, it
has never been more vital to build the discernment necessary to
tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never been more
important. In this accessible guide, Dr. Seema Yasmin, an
award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional, and
professor, traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation
through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches young readers
the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly-sourced
clickbait and misleading headlines.
From acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Seema Yasmin
comes a much-needed, timely book about the importance of media
literacy, fact-based reporting, and the ability to discern truth
from lies. What is a fact? What are reliable sources? What is news?
What is fake news? How can anyone make sense of it anymore? Well,
we have to. As conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly
become a part of our national discourse and "truth" itself is being
questioned, it has never been more vital to build the discernment
necessary to tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never
been more vital. In this accessible guide, Dr. Seema Yasmin, an
award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional, and
professor, traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation
through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches young readers
the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly-sourced
clickbait and misleading headlines.
Based on original reporting from West Africa and the United States,
and the poet's experiences as a doctor and journalist, If God Is A
Virus charts the course of the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic
in history, telling the stories of Ebola survivors, outbreak
responders, journalists and the virus itself. Documentary poems
explore which human lives are valued, how editorial decisions are
weighed, what role the aid industrial complex plays in crises, and
how medical myths and rumor can travel faster than microbes. These
poems also give voice to the virus. Eight percent of the human
genome is inherited from viruses and the human placenta would not
exist without a gene descended from a virus. If God Is A Virus
reimagines viruses as givers of life and even authors of a
viral-human self-help book.
Based on original reporting from West Africa and the United States,
and the poet’s experiences as a doctor and journalist, If God Is
A Virus charts the course of the largest and deadliest Ebola
epidemic in history, telling the stories of Ebola survivors,
outbreak responders, journalists and the virus itself. Documentary
poems explore which human lives are valued, how editorial decisions
are weighed, what role the aid industrial complex plays in crises,
and how medical myths and rumor can travel faster than microbes.
These poems also give voice to the virus. Eight percent of the
human genome is inherited from viruses and the human placenta would
not exist without a gene descended from a virus. If God Is A Virus
reimagines viruses as givers of life and even authors of a
viral-human self-help book.
Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards Winner of American
Book Fest's 2020 Best Book Awards in Women's Issues A full-color
illustrated collection of riveting, inspiring, and
stereotype-shattering stories that reveal the beauty, diversity,
and strength of Muslim women both past and present. Tired of seeing
Muslim women portrayed as weak, sheltered, and limited, journalist
Seema Yasmin reframes how the world sees them, to reveal everything
they CAN do and the incredible, stereotype-shattering ways they are
doing it. Featuring 40 full-color illustrations by illustrator
Fahmida Azim throughout, Muslim Women Are Everything is a
celebration of the ways in which past and present Muslim women from
around the world are singing, dancing, reading, writing, laughing,
experimenting, driving, and rocking their way into the history
books. Forget subservient, oppressed damsels-say hello to women who
are breaking down barriers using their art, their voices, and their
activism, including: Tesnim Sayar from Denmark, a Muslim goth-punk
who wears a red tartan mohawk on top of her hijab American
superstar singer SZA Nura Afia, CoverGirl's first hijabi ambassador
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, America's first Muslim congresswomen
Ilyana Insyirah, a hijaab-wearing scuba-diving midwife from
Australia Showcasing women who defy categorization, Muslim Women
Are Everything proves that to be Muslim and a woman is to be many
things: strong, vulnerable, trans, disabled, funny,
entrepreneurial, burqa or bikini clad, and so much more.
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