Mental health disorders are by far the largest cause of disability in the world. More money is spent on mental health than either diabetes or cardiovascular disease. About 45 million people in the U.S. have a mental illness. Almost every American will, at some point or another, face a mental health challenge. It may be related to depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse or maybe something more circumstantial like grief …
How to fix the psychiatrist shortage in the U.S.
I have been a staunch advocate for the fight against leprosy since 1991, when I first witnessed afflicted human beings in their advanced stages of the illness traipsing the streets of India and Bangladesh, most if not all begging to survive.
In medical school, I learned the basics of this “biblical” disease, but now as a physician and a world-traveled photojournalist, I took …
Leprosy: a disease that turns hands into paws, feet into stumps, and eyes into darkness
An excerpt from The Bonds We Share: Images of Humanity, 40 Years Around the Globe.
The Bonds We Share is a photo essay that features Dr. Losack’s photography in his travels 43 years around the globe. Dr. Losack goes on to state that racism, xenophobia, divisiveness, and discrimination continue to divide us as human beings. Tack on a global pandemic, it …
A physician’s photo essay from his travels around the globe
Once hailed as “The Paris of the Caribbean” the city of San Pedro de Macoris (SPM) was established in 1822 and became one of the major producers of sugar, molasses, bovine cattle, rum, and Major League Baseball players.
In the mid-1800s Cuban immigrants threatened by a slave revolt and their own war of independence, settled in SPM and established the country’s first “ingenious” or sugar mills or bateyes. They brought their …
San Pedro de Macoris: a physician’s photojournal
The Bishwa Ijtema meaning “global congregation” is an annual gathering of millions of Muslims in Tongi, by the banks of the Turag river, just north of Dhaka, in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is predominantly a Muslim nation. This yearly “BI” is one of the largest peaceful gatherings in the world. The Ijtema is a prayer meeting spread over three days, usually in January during which attending devotees perform daily prayers while listening …
Life along the railway lines in Bangladesh during Bishwa Ijtema: a physician’s photojournal
An excerpt from The Bonds We Share: Images of Humanity, 40 Years Around the Globe.
A young girl decorated for the Jaisalmer camel festival.
The Jaisalmer Desert Festival is an annual event that takes place in February in the beautiful city of Jaisalmer, India. The festival is celebrated amidst the beautiful dunes of the …
A physician shares images of humanity
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