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http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200015 | DOI Listing |
J Med Ethics
September 2025
Department of Management Studies, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland.
Ryan and Savulescu recently offered an ethical analysis of the use of semaglutide-based weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. In this response, we continue the discussion and argue that their framework insufficiently addresses structural inequalities and the broader political context of obesity treatment. Positioning pharmaceutical drugs as a solution to socially produced health problems narrows moral decision-making, causing structural approaches to appear less urgent and less important.
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September 2025
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
Gender inequalities in authorship have extensively been investigated, yet evidence on ethnic inequalities remains limited, with even fewer studies examining the intersections of the two. Our study aims to identify and measure the magnitude of intersectional (gender-by-ethnicity) inequalities among United Kingdom (U.K.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article explores the potential of narrative medicine to strengthen the democratic ethos in health care. The heart of narrative medicine is attentive listening, an often scarce resource in our democratic communities. By listening to those who are traditionally voiceless and disenfranchised-the sick, the disabled, the old, the frail-narrative medicine empowers vulnerable patients' voices against the dominant discourse of health professionals and contributes to treating the moral injuries inflicted on patients by epistemic and social injustice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Women Aging
September 2025
Institute for Social Innovation, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Feminine traits associated with crone consciousness can help solve many challenges that North American societies face today. This descriptive study demonstrates how six older women, ages 63-74, who identify as crones, contribute significantly as board members, mentors, social workers, daughters, mothers, coaches, and community members. Crones were part of ancient prehistorical cultures and portrayed as wise healers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pain
September 2025
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain; Centre for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Sp
Stigma is common in people with chronic pain. At present, however, the measurement of stigma in Spanish-speaking individuals remains a challenge due to a lack of validated measures in Spanish. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Stigma Scale for Chronic Illnesses 8-item version (SSCI-8) in people with chronic pain, focusing on dimensionality, factorial invariance, reliability (internal consistency and test-retest), and construct validity.
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