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Examines the promises and perils of bioenhancement technologies for those most vulnerable to health disparities: persons with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and women.

Depression is difficult to define. It is commonly described as a chemical imbalance, a subjective experience of despondency, or even a semiotic construct. The various theories of depression--biochemical,...

The healing powers of medicine and prayer are often media headlines. Not explored is how media itself has shaped popular ideas about religion and health. Prescribing Faith traces the confluence of medicine,...