Today’s Ebola outbreak in central Africa raises an urgent question: What is our responsibility towards people at risk from this disease? For many people in North America, the temptation is to view the crisis as distant and irrelevant. Such a perspective is understandable and also shortsighted. Ebola is one of the deadliest known infectious diseases, […]
School has begun, and with it renewed debate about the value higher education: its cost, benefits, and hazards. Most readers of INMED Blogs have already achieved a degree, so is the subject closed? Not at all. Instead, we graduates are often tempted by the possibility of even more higher ed. Case in point: I had
The INMED International Medicine Award recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to health in developing nations. Award recipients have demonstrated uncommon dedication and endurance in pursuit of this cause. The 2023 INMED International Medicine Award recipient is David Vanderpool. A general surgeon originally from Dallas, Dr. Vanderpool’s early career was punctuated by service
Last Sunday, many readers of this blog commemorated the historic entrance of Christ into the city of Jerusalem. During those ensuing days, Christ spoke passionately about eternity’s most compelling truths. He knew that within a few precious days he would be arrested, tortured, executed – and then return once again to physical life. Of what
Jimmy Dodd is a master launch engineer. As Chairman at Cross International, he’s catapulted the organization to serving the world’s most impoverished and at-risk people – guiding Cross’ comprehensive approach to augmenting physical, social, education, medical, and even spiritual wellbeing. In this pursuit, Jimmy Dodd has so far invested in more than 125 journeys