Can practice of religion be beneficial to health?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIT is commonly assumed that religiousness and spirituality could not be studied scientifically because they are immaterial and out of the realm of science. However, in the study of religion and health, we are not examining the truthfulness of the religion itself but its effects on health. Many studies have shown that religion is associated […]
Revisiting the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY TAN MIN MIN HERE is a book, a non-fiction about the flu pandemic of 1918 in the US by John M. Barry, a professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. It was recommended by Bill Gates in his blog GatesNotes. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Unlike the current COVID-19 […]