Monthly Archives: October 2019

Use of a Graphic Memoir to Enhance Clinicians’ Understanding of and Empathy for Patients with Parkinson Disease

Myers KR, George DR, Huang X, et al. Use of a graphic memoir to enhance clinicians’ understanding of and empathy for patients with Parkinson disease. Perm J 2020;24:19.060. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/19.060 ABSTRACT: Context: Parkinson disease (PD) can be physically, emotionally, and financially burdensome. Understanding its impact from the patient’s perspective is an important way to sensitize clinicians to… Read More »

Superman vs. Nick O’Teen: anti-smoking campaigns and children in 1980s Britain

Mold, A., & Elizabeth, H. (2019). Superman vs. Nick O’Teen: anti-smoking campaigns and children in 1980s Britain. Palgrave Communications 1(5): 116. doi: 10.1057/s41599-019-0326-6. ABSTRACT: In December 1980, the Health Education Council launched a campaign designed to discourage children from taking up smoking. Advertisements on TV and in comics and magazines featured a battle between Superman… Read More »