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An Open Letter to the World Health Organization and American Psychiatric Association

Post published:February 19, 2020

4 minute read Researcher and Clinician, Professor Peter Kinderman (University of Liverpool) has shown exceptional leadership in an open letter to the leaders of the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization. iDose invites you to not only read this related article, but get involved if you judge it to be constructive (Feb. 19th, 2020)

Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the specified ingredients

Post published:February 19, 2020

"More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective. They should not be so trusting," writes C. Michael White, University of Connecticut (Feb. 19th, 2020)

A psychiatric diagnosis is far from perfect, but can be more than an unkind ‘label’

Post published:February 19, 2020

7 minute read "When I was training as a clinical psychologist, I had a rotation in a low-cost psychotherapy clinic. Among the first people I met was a young man who believed that he might be responsible for harm coming to his family if he didn’t engage in time-consuming rituals, including arranging his shoes very particularly for up to half an hour," writes Huw Green, University of Cambridge (Feb. 19th, 2020)

New History PhDs Awarded Continue to Decline as Academic Job Market Remains Flat

Post published:February 19, 2020

7 minute read. What is the state of the Academic Job Market for Historians? By Dylan Ruediger, American Historical Association addresses the topic in this piece (Feb. 19th, 2020)

KAMADIA – Victorious Sanders supporters feeling the Bern, as Elites feel Heartburn: State of the Race (Some thoughts / Q&A)

Post published:February 12, 2020

"Though even as he claimed the majority of votes in the first two States, Sanders was all too sober about the challenges that lied in any path to victory. His enemies were watching on full alert," writes Aly Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief, iDose (Feb 12th, 2020)

This is how ancient Rome’s republic Died: A Classicist sees troubling parallels at Trump’s impeachment trial

Post published:February 12, 2020

4 minute read "Many higher-ups in the Trump administration, from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to former Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have spoken publicly of Trump as a divinely chosen figure. And Trump himself declared earlier this year, 'I do really believe we have God on our side,'" writes Timothy Joseph, College of the Holy Cross (Feb. 12th, 2020)

If Bloomberg Wants To Buy an Election, He Should Run as a Republican Against Trump, and Not Attack Democrats

Post published:February 12, 2020

4 minute read "Bloomberg could spend $100 million every single day on his presidential campaign between now and election day in November...and he would still have a net worth greater than $30 billion," writes Robert McChesney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Feb. 12th, 2020)

Your Brain on Olive Oil

Post published:February 12, 2020

2 minute read "If you are on a DASH diet or the Mediterranean diet you are probably eating...," writes Gary L. Wenk, Ohio State University (Feb. 12th, 2020)

Snow Shoveling: Healthy exercise or Deadly activity

Post published:February 12, 2020

4 minute read "With these findings, one would think that we should avoid snow shovelling at all costs. But with a few exceptions, it’s no different from any other vigorous physical activity," writes Scott Lear, Simon Fraser University (Feb 12th, 2020)