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Ben KasstanLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Verified email at lshtm.ac.uk Cited by 444 |
[PDF][PDF] Discovery and validation of urinary metabotypes for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in West Africans
There is no clinically applicable biomarker for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC), because the sensitivity of serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) is too low for this purpose …
(HCC), because the sensitivity of serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) is too low for this purpose …
Vaccines and vitriol: an anthropological commentary on vaccine hesitancy, decision-making and interventionism among religious minorities
B Kasstan - Anthropology & Medicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This commentary addresses the issue of vaccine hesitancy and decision-making among
religious minority groups in high-income country settings. Recent measles outbreaks have …
religious minority groups in high-income country settings. Recent measles outbreaks have …
[BOOK][B] Making bodies kosher: The politics of reproduction among Haredi Jews in England
B Kasstan - 2019 - books.google.com
For Haredi Jews, reproduction is entangled with issues of health, bodily governance and
identity. This is an analysis of the ways in which Haredi Jews negotiate healthcare services …
identity. This is an analysis of the ways in which Haredi Jews negotiate healthcare services …
“If a rabbi did say 'you have to vaccinate,'we wouldn't”: Unveiling the secular logics of religious exemption and opposition to vaccination
B Kasstan - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Maintaining 'faith'in vaccination has emerged as a public health challenge amidst outbreaks
of preventable disease among religious minorities and rising claims to 'exemption'from …
of preventable disease among religious minorities and rising claims to 'exemption'from …
[HTML][HTML] “A free people, controlled only by god”: Circulating and converting criticism of vaccination in Jerusalem
B Kasstan - Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
This paper explores how criticism surrounding the ethics and safety of biomedical
technologies circulates and 'converts' through global–local religious encounters, producing …
technologies circulates and 'converts' through global–local religious encounters, producing …
[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in a strictly-Orthodox Jewish community in the UK: A retrospective cohort study
KM Gaskell, M Johnson, V Gould, A Hunt… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Ethnic and religious minorities have been disproportionately affected by SARS-
CoV-2 worldwide. The UK strictly-Orthodox Jewish community has been severely affected by …
CoV-2 worldwide. The UK strictly-Orthodox Jewish community has been severely affected by …
'I Didn't Know How to Be with My Husband': State‐Religion Struggles over Sex Education in Israel and England
L Taragin‐Zeller, B Kasstan - Anthropology & Education …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sex education presents a major dilemma for state‐minority relations, reflecting a conflict
between basic rights to education and religious freedom. In this comparative ethnography of …
between basic rights to education and religious freedom. In this comparative ethnography of …
[HTML][HTML] Localising vaccination services: Qualitative insights on public health and minority group collaborations to co-deliver coronavirus vaccines
B Kasstan, S Mounier-Jack, L Letley, KM Gaskell… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnic and religious minorities have been disproportionately affected by the SARS-CoV-2
pandemic and are less likely to accept coronavirus vaccinations. Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish …
pandemic and are less likely to accept coronavirus vaccinations. Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish …
[HTML][HTML] “We've all got the virus inside us now”: Disaggregating public health relations and responsibilities for health protection in pandemic London
B Kasstan, S Mounier-Jack, KM Gaskell… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted ethnic minorities in the global
north, evidenced by higher rates of transmission, morbidity, and mortality relative to …
north, evidenced by higher rates of transmission, morbidity, and mortality relative to …
[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in England: A qualitative evaluation
S Mounier-Jack, P Paterson, S Bell, L Letley… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The UK was the first country to launch a national pandemic COVID-19
vaccination programme, which was implemented swiftly despite significant vaccine supply …
vaccination programme, which was implemented swiftly despite significant vaccine supply …