> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.parapathology.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.parapathology.com/medical-school-lectures/public-health.md).

# Public Health

#### [Can the Power of Prayer Alone Stop a Pandemic like the Coronavirus? Even the Prophet Muhammad Thought Otherwise | Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/prophet-prayer-muhammad-covid-19-coronavirus-1492798?amp=1)

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#### Cancer Screening

[Timely Topics Lecture 2018: Overdiagnosis & Cancer Screening: Challenges Posed by Birds, Rabbits and Turtles](https://www.pathlms.com/uscap/courses/7025/)

[![](https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/4843c938d0b74da25e3bcbb836a729d69a39e0d6.jpg?image_play_button_size=2x\&image_crop_resized=960x540\&image_play_button=1\&image_play_button_color=54bbffe0)](https://www.pathlms.com/uscap/courses/7025/video_presentations/102016?wvideo=5bsp1qcxat)

[Timely Topics Lecture 2018: Overdiagnosis & Cancer Screening: Challenges Posed by Birds, Rabbits and Turtles | USCAP eLearning](https://www.pathlms.com/uscap/courses/7025/video_presentations/102016?wvideo=5bsp1qcxat)

#### Venezuela's public health crisis: a regional emergency.

Lancet. 2019 Mar 11. pii: S0140-6736(19)30344-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30344-7. \[Epub ahead of print]

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#### [Spring Residents Forum 2020 - CAP Foundation Update](https://www.facebook.com/capathologists/videos/2749888985065562/?notif_id=1582940973006955\&notif_t=live_video_explicit)

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