My research partner and I study medical anthropology but we disagree about whether traditional healing practices should be subject to Western clinical trial standards - she thinks it's cultural imperialism while I think it's necessary for safety and we can't move forward on our joint project.
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Academic partnership stalls when methodological rigor meets cultural preservation in the study of healing traditions.
“Where Are You with Medical ethics across traditions?”
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