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We Don't Know If Most Medical Treatments Work, and We Know Even Less About Whether They Cause Harm: Study

Only one in 20 medical treatments have high-quality evidence to support their benefits, and treatment harms are measured only a third as often as benefits. ....

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McMindfulness: Buddhism as Sold to You by Neoliberals

Removed from their ethical and contextual roots, mindfulness-based practices are increasingly being used to reinforce individualist ideals. ....

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By Naming 'Pennhurst,' Stranger Things Uses Disability Trauma for Entertainment. Dark Tourism & Asylum Tours Do Too

Pennhurst is one of many “haunted” tourist attractions worldwide inspired by traumatised lives of people with disability. ....

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Depression Likely Not Caused by a Chemical Imbalance in the Brain – New Study

Until now, there has been no comprehensive review of the research on serotonin and depression that could enable firm conclusions about the chemical imbalance theory. ....

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