Roxanne Keynejad
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Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist at King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Essentially, and unlike "health equity" research, "health disparities" research can be used (or misused) to promote a MAHA narrative that blames people for their own "bad" health. 3/
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The real question is--why do so many Americans believe the MAHA message, despite it being so obviously false?
And I'd argue--it's because that message offers both a sense of control in the face of uncertainty and a sense of moral superiority as a reward for good health.
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And I'd argue--it's because that message offers both a sense of control in the face of uncertainty and a sense of moral superiority as a reward for good health.
Let me explain... 1/🧵
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
April 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Essentially, and unlike "health equity" research, "health disparities" research can be used (or misused) to promote a MAHA narrative that blames people for their own "bad" health. 3/
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You can view the report "Why we must defend science, social science and medicine from attacks on diversity" here: independentsage.org/...
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March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
You can view the report "Why we must defend science, social science and medicine from attacks on diversity" here: independentsage.org/...
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