Religion
A collection of articles about religion and healthcare topics
- ABIY TSOM The Great Lent
- Dietary and medical implications of fasting for followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
- Breastfeeding in Ramadhan
- Information about how to maintain a good milk supply while fasting during Ramadhan.
- Clinical Pearl: Ramadan - Reminder to Health Care Practitioners
- The impact fasting and religious practices during Ramadan might have on patients or pregnant or nursing women. Ramadan dates vary from year to year.
- Death in Cambodian Buddhist Culture
- Information about Cambodian Buddhist perspectives and funeral practices during times of death
- Food and fasting in Somali Culture
- Information about typical Somali foods and fasting traditions, influenced by Sunni Muslim practice.
- Health Care in Islamic History and Experience
- This article provides a short historical review about health care in Muslim experience, as well as current general information about Muslim people and their main observances and concerns in the Western health care system.
- Health Care Providers' Handbook on Muslim Patients
- An understanding of Islam is essential for all health providers dealing with Muslims, to improve care and attendance of patients and to achieve better compliance with medications. This publication, made available by the Islamic Council of Queensland, deals briefly with those aspects of Islam which would affect treatment of social, psychological, welfare and medical problems of Muslims.
- Interfaith Calendar
- A listing of primary sacred times for world religions.
- Medical Examiner Dialogue - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
- Information about the cultural and religious norms associated with death and dying among Ethiopian Orthodox Christians.
- Medical Examiner Dialogue - Vietnamese Buddhist
- Some general information about death and dying from a Vietnamese Buddhist perspective.
- Muslim Religious Observances and Diabetes
- Information about fasting practices, and recommendations for providers caring for diabetic patients during times of fasting. Includes recommendations related to medication management.
- The Islamic Response to Domestic Violence
- A brief article about Islam and domestic violence.
