This article reconsiders the “Southern culture of honor” thesis, which has enjoyed prevalence
in the social sciences since the first half of the 20th century. The bulk of researchers …

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased cardiovascular risk, and
fatigue is a major subjective complaint. Sedentary lifestyle has been shown to have negative …

No existing normative decision theory adequately handles risk. Expected Utility Theory is
overly restrictive in prohibiting a range of reasonable preferences. And theories designed to …

Aim To assess the diagnostic accuracy of temporal artery ultrasound compared with
temporal artery biopsy and clinical diagnosis in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA) …

Philosophers have spent a great deal of time debating whether intransitive preferences can
be rational. I present a risky decision that poses a challenge for the defender of intransitivity. …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease where methotrexate
(MTX) is widely used as the first‐line therapy. The combination of RA and MTX is …

Rational agents face choices, even when taking seriously the possibility of determinism.
Rational agents also follow the advice of Causal Decision Theory (CDT). Although many take …

Until recently, many philosophers (and non-philosophers) took Causal Decision Theory (CDT)
to be more successful than its rival, Evidential Decision Theory (EDT). Things have …

Background/Aims In long-term conditions like rheumatic diseases, medical interventions are
estimated to account for only 10-20% of the factors that impact on health outcomes. Social …

The upstream–downstream public health parable describes downstream villagers living by
the side of a river, who come to the rescue of those who fall into the water upstream (Fig. 1). …