RT @tmccormick
"Medicine is a social science, and politics nothing but medicine at a larger scale."
—R. #Virchow (1821–1902), German doctor/polymath, "founder of #socialmedicine". A history+evaluation of these ideas: Mackenbach 2008 http://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.077032 /
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dcczo0ihj2Bzf1AGyXmdRR5cSBiqiYPT/view?usp=drivesdk #medtwitter https://twitter.com/avikchattermd/status/1610837569452769283

#Virchow's maxim "Politics is nothing but medicine at a larger scale" is compelling & inspiring to many—but we've good reasons to Q its application eg in activism, housing, #homelessness. Eg huge issues esp w/US medicine & pharma; critiques in Mackenbach, #IvanIllich, R. Bourne:
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RT @ProfSaraRankin
Super compelling to me especially in my work where housing, homelessness, and healthcare are inseparable— braided together with inequ…
https://twitter.com/ProfSaraRankin/status/1610891610556104707

"Medicine is a social science, and politics nothing but medicine at a larger scale."
—R. #Virchow (1821–1902), German doctor/polymath, "founder of #socialmedicine". A history+evaluation of these ideas: Mackenbach 2008 http://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.077032 /
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dcczo0ihj2Bzf1AGyXmdRR5cSBiqiYPT/view?usp=drivesdk #medtwitter
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RT @AvikChatterMD
“Medicine is a social science, and politics is just medici…
https://twitter.com/AvikChatterMD/status/1610837569452769283

#Weihnachten kommt und #Virchow is watching: einen schönen ersten #Advent ! #CharitéBerlin