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Neuroscience Meets Psychology | Dr. Andrew Huberman | EP 296

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Here's a playlist I made that I really enjoy:)

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The first Hocus Pocus was released in 1993 and it was on of my favorite movies. I recently watched Hocus Pocus 2. I loved it the same this one was so much funnier I really enjoyed it! In case you havn't seen it here is the trailer for you to get a sneak peek!
https://youtu.be/idc0EOmKr30

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This is Atty. She is a Shitzu, Yorki mix. She is a hyper little puppy that wags her butt off. She is 6 months old and lives with my dad.

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A few months ago I came across the Monterey Bay Aquarium's youtube channel and one of the playlists they offered was the "Krill Waves Radio", it's become one of my favorite things I've discovered on the internet. You can watch different sea creatures either on the live cam or from previous footage they've taken with meditative music playing in the background. This one is a favorite of mine with the Bigfin Reef Squid or more fondly known as Glitter Squid :*)

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This podcast is very special to me, and is one of the few pieces of media I engage with religiously. 

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This podcast is very special to me, and is one of the few pieces of media I engage with religiously. 

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Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.

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Avicii was one of my favorite dj's before he passed away in April of 2018, in 2023 it will be the 5 year anniversary. My hope is that his record company will release some of his un-released music.

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Avicii - UMF (Ultra Music Festival Anthem) (Original Mix) FULL

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I’ve been watching this Netflix show about Vicente Fernández with my family and I’ve enjoyed the story telling and back story’s about some of the songs that Vicente wrote.

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From his humble upbringing to stardom, Mexican music icon Vicente Fernández's whirlwind of a life and career is recounted over multiple decades. Watch trailers & learn more.

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heres a playlist i've been loving lately

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heres a playlist i've been loving lately

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Such a cool museum I want to visit in Norway that I saw on my TikTok recently!

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I went to go see The Weeknd about a month ago and let's just say I'm still having post-concert depression.... I Was Never There & Wicked Games is one of my favorite songs by him and his song transitions were so ethereal. My phone actually ran out of storage during the concert and I wasn't able to record almost all of my favorite songs (which is the whole setlist) so it's so nice to see other people post and I can relive it again :') Still would do anything to see him live again, definitely one of the best concerts I've been to.

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I chose this tik Tok/ runway video of Bella Hadid because of how captivating her looks have become over the past years. She is a powerful model and I just think the idea behind this dress in particular is magical and I have never seen something like this done before. 

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I chose this tik Tok/ runway video of Bella Hadid because of how captivating her looks have become over the past years. She is a powerful model and I just think the idea behind this dress in particular is magical and I have never seen something like this done before. 

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For spring 2023, #coperni dedicated its runway to “women of this world.” The main event? @Bella Hadid taking front and center stage while three men spray painted a dress onto her body. A female artist then went on to finish the look with her bare hands and a pair of scissors. You never know what to expect during #ParisFashionWeek! #fashionforyou 

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For spring 2023, #coperni dedicated its runway to “women of this world.” The main event? @Bella Hadid taking front and center stage while three men spray painted a dress onto her body. A female artist then went on to finish the look with her bare hands and a pair of scissors. You never know what to expect during ParisFashionWeek! #fashionforyou
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Jhene Aiko is having a performance next week and ill be attending and I am excited because I've never been to one.

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This is a brand-new LEGO Star Wars set I got just this week and I've been wanting to get my hands on it for a while. I decided to post it since I wanted to post something I'm excited about and I'll be looking forward to building it in the next couple days. :)

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LEGO Star Wars 75337 AT-TE WALKER Review! (2022)

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Recently I've been watching The Sopranos and it's by far my favorite show. Usually when I watch shows they get boring and I'll skip episodes but this show always has me on my toes.

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This is nirvana he’s very joyful and so playful he’s about to be a year in a few months so he’ll officially be a big boy He’s the most loving dog I’ve ever met I love being around him he’s a Bernedoodle

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Zara is 7 years old. She is half Siberian Husky, quarter Australian Shepard, and quarter German Shepard. She lives with my mom in Northern California.

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It is devastating yet interesting how the hurricane has impacted the area and people. This hurricane will change lives forever and it is nice to keep up with what is going on.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina's coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.

With all of South Carolina's coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston on Thursday, many likely heeding officials' warnings to seek higher ground. Storefronts were sandbagged to ward off high water levels in an area prone to inundation.

Along the Battery area at the southern tip of the 350-year-old city's peninsula, locals and tourists alike took selfies against the choppy backdrop of whitecaps in Charleston Harbor as palm trees bent in gusty wind.

With winds holding at 85 mph (140 kph), the National Hurricane Center's update at 5 a.m. Friday placed Ian about 145 miles (235 km) southeast of Charleston and forecast a "life-threatening storm surge" and hurricane conditions along the Carolina coastal area later Friday.

The hurricane warning stretched from the Savannah River to Cape Fear, with flooding likely across the Carolinas and southwestern Virginia, the center said. The forecast predicted a storm surge of up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) into coastal areas of the Carolinas, and rainfall of up to 8 inches (20 centimeters).

In Florida, rescue crews piloted boats and waded through riverine streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and buildings shattered by Hurricane Ian.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at least 700 rescues, mostly by air, were conducted on Thursday involving the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Guard and urban search-and-rescue teams.

Ian had come ashore Wednesday on Florida's Gulf Coast as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. It flooded homes on both the state's coasts, cut off the only road access to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.6 million Florida homes and businesses - nearly a quarter of utility customers. Some 2.1 million of those customers remained in the dark days afterward.

Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, according to a study prepared immediately after the storm, said its co-author, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab climate scientist Michael Wehner.

At least four people were confirmed dead in Florida, while three other people were reported killed in Cuba after the hurricane struck there on Tuesday.

In the Fort Myers area, the hurricane ripped homes from their slabs and deposited them among shredded wreckage. Businesses near the beach were completely razed, leaving twisted debris. Broken docks floated at odd angles beside damaged boats. Fires smoldered on lots where houses once stood.

"I don't know how anyone could have survived in there," William Goodison said amid the wreckage of a mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach where he'd lived for 11 years. Goodison said he was alive only because he rode out the storm at his son's house inland.

The hurricane tore through the park of about 60 homes, leaving many destroyed or mangled beyond repair, including Goodison's single-wide home. Wading through waist-deep water, Goodison and his son wheeled two trash cans containing what little he could salvage - a portable air conditioner, some tools and a baseball bat.

The road into Fort Myers was littered with broken trees, boat trailers and other debris. Cars were left abandoned in the road, having stalled when the storm surge flooded their engines.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said his office was scrambling to respond to thousands of 911 calls in the Fort Myers area, but many roads and bridges were impassable.

Emergency crews sawed through toppled trees to reach stranded people. Many in the hardest-hit areas were unable to call for help because of electrical and cellular outages.

A chunk of the Sanibel Causeway fell into the sea, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,300 people live.

Hours after weakening to a tropical storm while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained hurricane strength Thursday evening over the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would hit South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane Friday.

National Guard troops were being positioned in South Carolina to help with the aftermath, including any water rescues. And in Washington, President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state, a needed step to speed federal assist for recovery once Ian passes.

The storm was on track to later hit North Carolina, forecasters said. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper urged residents to prepare for torrents of rain, high winds and potential power outages.

Visiting the state's emergency operations center Thursday, Cooper said that up to 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) of rain could fall in some areas, with the potential for mountain landslides and tornadoes statewide.

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Gomez Licon reported from Punta Gorda, Florida; Associated Press contributors include Terry Spencer and Tim Reynolds in Fort Myers, Florida; Cody Jackson in Tampa, Florida; Freida Frisaro in Miami; Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida; Seth Borenstein in Washington; and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina's coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.

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SIDEMEN CHARITY MATCH 2022 [OFFICIAL STREAM]

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I very excited to watch this new film. It has one of my favorite actresses in it, and there has also been tons of drama surrounding the movie. So overall just can not wait to see it.

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The CEO of Corn | Recess Therapy #cornboy

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Youtube has recently been recommending me borzoi videos because I keep clicking on them every time, so I wanted to share one of the videos of Tetris the borzoi because I love this dog breed. They are so silly and entertaining :)

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Neuralink.. Making mind control sound GREAT!

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Neuralink.. Making mind control sound GREAT!

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Think this ..Superman(Christopher Reeves).
not flying , but walking again... Ok yes not like the walking dead because he has of course passed away... But... todays BCI brain computer interface hold that promise in the very near future. You are a cyborg already... You think not? Watch the video or others on Neuralinks' possibilities, then go hide your phone for a week and see what that looks like. They are an enhancement an extension of ourselves. CYBORGS! All human thought and movement breaks down to electrical signals. If those signals were as easy to control as reading a map then driving where you're needed, then no more macular degeneration, no more Parkinsons, no more irreversable illnesses. Something to think about.. things that make you go hhhhhmmmmmm.

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Hurricane Ian and its path of destruction

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Hurricane Ian and its path of destruction

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My family live in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia so this hurricane hits close to home. I have been in contact with all my family and they are safe, but some families are not. I hope that we can all see the impact that this weather makes on not only the country but the world.

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At least six deaths in Florida are being blamed on Hurricane Ian, hundreds of people were rescued and survivors are on beginning to comprehend their astounding losses.

I​n all, nine deaths are blamed on the storm. Three people were reported killed in Cuba after the hurricane struck there on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
(​MORE: Photos Of Hurricane Ian's Wrath In Florida)
Ian came ashore near Fort Myers on Wednesday and then slowly crawled across the state all day Thursday with heavy rainfall and damaging winds that flooded neighborhoods and streets in Orlando, St. Augustine and Daytona Beach.

Another landfall is expected today in South Carolina. See the full forecast here.

Here are our updates as the news unfolds today.

(7​:23 a.m. ET) Lowcountry Feeling First Impacts Of Ian

W​inds are beginning to gust and water is already making some streets impassable.

A wind gust of 66 mph was recently measured along the south end of Folly Beach, the National Weather Service said. A​ gust of 46 mph was observed at the Marine Air Corps Station in Beaufort. A 40-mph gust was reported at Charleston International Airport.

M​ore than a half dozen roads are already closed because of flooding in Charleston.

(​7:06 a.m. ET) How To Apply For FEMA Help

The fastest way to apply is through DisasterAssistance.gov. You can also apply through the FEMA mobile app or by calling 1-800-621-3362.

FEMA lists the steps to take before you apply for assistance.​

Take photos of your damaged home and belongings.

Make a list of damaged/lost items.

Save yourself time. If you have insurance, you must file a claim with your insurance company.

(6:54 a.m. ET) Ian's Flooding Spread Into Rural Florida

Hurricane Ian's flooding wasn't contained to Southwest Florida's coastal areas. Several locations in the more rural inland counties also were underwater Thursday.

Water appeared to be up to the roofs of some homes in Hardee County, which was right in Ian's path, according to Fox 13.

As the Peace River overflowed, water submerged roads, cars and homes in Wauchula.

"It's kinda devastating, actually. I'm kinda starting to shake a little bit because this is the first time I've officially seen all of this," resident Leslie Miller told the TV station.

The Sheriff's Office used boats and high-water vehicles to rescue people.

To the south in DeSoto County, the town of Arcadia saw heavy damage from Ian.

Storefronts were blown out and water stood in the streets, the New York Times reported.

(​6:33 a.m. ET) Power Outages Starting In Lowcountry

M​ore than 5,000 homes and businesses have lost power in South Carolina, according to poweroutage.us. Nearly half of them are in Beaufort County, with another 1,500 in Horry County, which is home to Myrtle Beach.

(​6:25 a.m. ET) Buildings Around Sanibel Lighthouse Gone

T​he Sanibel Tower Lighthouse appears to have survived Hurricane Ian, but the buildings surrounding it, which were built when the lighthouse was erected in the 1880s have been washed away.

(​6:23 a.m. ET) Roads Closing in Charleston

A​t least a half dozen roads have already closed in Charleston as Hurricane Ian approaches, according to WCBD.

(​6:10 a.m. ET) Streetlights Fall In Charleston County

T​he Charleston County Sheriff's Office reported that street lamps had blown down on State Highway 165 near Highway 162 in Hollywood, South Carolina, about 17 miles west of Charleston.

(​6:09 a.m. ET) Roads Flooding on Isle of Palms

(​5:48 a.m. ET) Beaufort Sheriff: Stay Inside On Friday

Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner has asked people there to stay inside today as he recalled the effects Hurricane Matthew had on the South Carolina Coast.

"Refrain from driving on any roads Friday and Friday evening," Tanner said during a news conference. "Reducing the amount of traffic throughout the county makes it easier for us to do our job and it's safer for you."

H​e discussed the possiblity of trees falling and storm surge causing flooding.

As of Friday morning, Beaufort County officials had ordered no evacuations.

(​5:37 a.m. ET) Charleston-Area Stores, Malls Close

Stores and malls along the South Carolina coast have closed early as Hurricane Ian approaches.

The Citadel Mall and Northwoods Mall near Charleston have closed along with Walmart, according to the Post and Courier.

Publix announced it would close its 16 Charleston-area stores today.

Walmart also closed all locations in Beaufort and Jasper counties.

(5:21 a.m. ET) Over 2 Million Still Without Power

M​ore than 2 million power outages are being reported in Florida, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people on a single account or household.

(​5:18 a.m. ET) At least two people died in Sarasota County

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office confirmed that two deaths in the county were related to Hurricane Ian. It did not release any more information.

(1​1:16 p.m. ET) Millions Still In The Dark

(​11:12 p.m. ET) Military Aircraft Evacuated From Charleston

I​n preparation for Ian's arrival in South Carolina, the U.S. military evacuated aircraft from Joint Base Charleston in North Charleston. Such movements are standard procedure when a hurricane is coming.

(​10:06 p.m. ET) 'Our Families Have Lost Everything'

M​ichele Reidy, a resident of the town of Iona near where Ian came ashore on Florida's Southwest Coast, doesn't know where her family will live now.

"I've been here 29 years I've never seen or experienced anything like this," Reidy told Live Storms Media today. "Our families have lost everything ... It's all underwater. You can see where the storm surge came in on the walls because there's a line. It had to have been at least 6 to 8 feet. It's very sad. I know that there were people screaming for help."

S​ee and hear more of her story here.

(​9 p.m. ET) 200 Rescued From Orlando Assisted Living Facilities

O​range County Fire Rescue ferried 200 residents of the Bridge and Life Care assisted living facilities to safety after heavy rainfall brought flooding to several areas around Orlando. Video posted to social media showed first responders helping residents through the water.

(​8:43 p.m. ET) Two Dead On Sanibel Island

T​wo people are confirmed dead on Sanibel Island, according to a briefing from the city earlier this evening. Further details weren't immediately available.

M​ayor Holly Smith said 12 people were taken off the island today with injuries. The only bridge to the island is breached in five places, cutting it off from the mainland. The only access is by air and boat.

T​he deaths bring the total number to four connected to Hurricane Ian in the U.S. A 72-year-old man in Deltona, about 25 miles north of Orlando, died when he apparently fell into a canal behind his home during the storm. The death of a 38-year-old man in a traffic crash in Lake County was also tied to the weather, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

T​wo people died when the storm hit Cuba.

(​8:17 p.m. ET) Deaths Expected But Total Not Yet Confirmed, Governor Says

"We absolutely expect to have mortality from this hurricane," Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a briefing a short time ago.

T​he governor said 700 rescues had been carried out, and that number was also expected to rise.

(6​:55 p.m. ET) Charleston Port Operations Suspended

T​he U.S. Coast Guard has ordered all water operations suspended at the Port of Charleston ahead of Hurricane Ian's expected landfall in South Carolina tomorrow.

(​6:53 p .m. ET) 73 People Rescued From Orlando Hotel

Rescues are ongoing in parts of Central Florida, including the Orlando area where t​he Florida National Guard and Orange County Fire Rescue carried 73 residents of a local hotel to safety when the building was surrounded by water. Crews used boats and high water vehicles to rescue them, WESH-TV reported. Three buses took the residents to shelters in the area.

(6​:41 p.m. ET) More Than 30,000 People Sought Shelter

S​ome 33,000 people spent last night in 260 shelters across Florida, according to the American Red Cross. The organization predicts that number could rise as power outages and other issues persist in the coming days. More than 700 Red Cross workers are supporting the aid effort.

(​6:29 p.m. ET) How To Help Hurricane Ian Victims In Florida

The Florida Disaster Fund is the state's official private fund that provides financial assistance to communities hit by disasters like Ian. Click here for information on how to donate.

(​6:15 p.m. ET) Generators Can Be Deadly

Exhaust from generators can lead to deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. They should never be used within 20 feet of any building or enclosed space, including a garage or carport, and should never be refueled while running. Several people have been killed while using generators in recent years after weather disasters including hurricanes and winter storms. Always follow the safety rules recommended by the manufacturer and the CDC. Also remember to never use a grill inside, or sit inside a running car in an enclosed space.

(6​:03 p.m. ET) Storm Surge Bursting Through Condo Door Caught On Camera

Hurricane Ian showed the full power of water - specifically storm surge - when a door frame burst open under pressure, sending a deluge of flowing water inside a building in Naples. It was just one of many dramatic scenes from the hardest hit areas.

(​5:49 p.m. ET) Hurricane Ian, Again

Ian is a hurricane again the day after making landfall as one of southwest Florida's most intense hurricanes on record and then weakening as it moved across land. Ian is expected to bring life-threatening flooding, storm surge and strong winds from northeast Florida to the Carolinas.

A​ hurricane warning has been issued for much of the coastal Carolinas ahead of Friday's final landfall there.

(​5:38 p.m. ET) Millions Still Without Power

M​ore than 2.6 million power outages are being reported across more than two dozen counties, from Collier on the southwest coast to Nassau in the far northeast corner of the state. The highest outages by number are in Lee County with about 414,000, according to PowerOutage.us. The highest by percentage is in Hardee, where 99.5% of the county's 9,545 power customers are reported to be without electricity.

(​5:05 p.m. ET) Major Airports Closed Until Friday

T​ampa and Orlando international airports will remain closed for one more day. Tampa will resume operations at 10 a.m. Roadways leading to the Orlando airport were flooded this morning and damage assessments are ongoing. A time hasn't yet been set for it to reopen.

(3 p.m. ET) Charleston Mayor: Stay Home On Friday

In Charleston, in South Carolina's Lowcountry where Ian is expected to strike on Friday, Mayor John Tecklenburg wants the city to shut down before the storm arrives.

"There will be water tomorrow in this city," Tecklenburg said.

Forecasters warn that Charleston and other parts of the coast could see 4 to 7 feet of storm surge.

"Take this storm seriously," Tecklenburg said, according to the Associated Press. "Tomorrow, stay home and stay out of harm's way."

The city saw flooding already on Thursday, and several roads were closed, according to the Post and Courier.

(2:30 p.m. ET) Flights Canceled in Charleston

More than 130 flights in and out of Charleston International Airport have been canceled ahead of Ian's expected landfall Friday, according to flight tracker flightaware.com.

The airport runways, which are owned and shared by Charleston Air Force Base, will be closed when sustained winds reach 40 mph, the Post and Courier reports.

So far, 71 departing flights and 64 arriving flights at Charleston International have been canceled on Friday.

(​2:09 p.m. ET) 'Completely Washed Away'

Florida's Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told CNN, "The Fort Myers Beach area, buildings, major, major homes and buildings completely washed away with vehicles in the water, vehicles in the bay, boats are upside down."

The sheriff also posted a video to Twitter of the helicopter tour he took over Lee County on Thursday.

(1:45 p.m. ET) Biden: Ian Could Be Deadliest Hurricane In Florida History

Speaking at FEMA headquarters in Washington Thursday, President Joe Biden said Ian "could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history."

"It is still moving across the state today," Biden said. "This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history. The numbers are still unclear but we are hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life."

It's possible that the president misspoke. Previous hurricanes that struck the state have killed dozens and even hundreds of people. The Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 killed at least 2,500 people, according to the National Hurricane Center, and the toll may have been as high 3,000.

So far, only one death in Florida, a 72-year-old man in Deltona, has been attributed to the storm.

Biden also said the federal government will cover 100% of the cost Florida incurs for its emergency response efforts.

He said he approved Gov. Ron DeSantis' request for expedited major disaster declaration.

"First thing this morning, I talked to Gov. Desantis and again offered the fullest federal support. Earlier this week I approved his request for the pre-landfall emergency declaration to provide direct federal assistance to the state, for emergency protective measures to save lives, including search and rescue and shelter and food. Earlier this morning I approved the governor's most recent request for expedited major disaster declaration," Biden said.

He also said the federal government will cover the majority of the cost of rebuilding public buildings, such as schools and fire stations.

(1:23 p.m. ET) Sand Washing Over A1A In Flagler Beach

Sand is covering parts of A1A as Tropical Storm Ian drives water out of the Atlantic Ocean and over the highway, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney texted that the Florida Department of Transportation plans to send a team to assess the situation. He said police would continue to monitor the situation.

Doughney urged people to stay off the highway.

(12:42 p.m. ET) Flagler Neighborhood Residents Urged To Evacuate

Flagler County has urged residents of the entire Woodlands neighborhood - also known as Hurricane Evacuation Zone C - to leave immediately.

"We urge residents within the Woodlands neighborhood to leave the area due to updated expectations of significant flooding of your neighborhood streets, with the potential to impact your home," Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said in a Facebook post. "Additionally, as the flooding progresses it is possible that emergency vehicles will no longer have access to your neighborhood."

A shelter was opened at Rymfire Elementary, at 1425 Rymfire Drive, Palm Coast.

(12:35 p.m. ET) Fort Myers Hospitals Evacuating 1,200 Patients

More than 1,200 patients are being evacuated from hospitals across the Fort Myers region.

"We have one large health system in Southwest Florida that is without water in all of their facilities. And so they are fast approaching a point where they will not be able to safely take care of their patients. So that is an urgent focus to get those patients transferred," Mary Mayhew, the president of the Florida Hospital Association, told the Associated Press.

Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann told CNN some of the Fort Myers patients are coming to her city.

"I will tell you though, our prayers are for those up north. Fort Myers - they're without water. At least our water and sewer is working," she said. "They're having to send patients from Fort Myers to Naples Community Hospital."

(11:37 a.m. ET) Well-Known St. Augustine Bridge Closes Partially

The eastbound lanes of the Bridge of Lions in downtown St. Augustine were closed Thursday as the city on Florida's east coast began to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Ian.

Westbound lanes off Anastasia Island were still open, according to News 4 Jax.

Water from the Matanzas River, which runs under the bridge, was washing over the seawall and rushing through downtown.

Earlier, a sailboat that broke free from its moorings began banging against the seawall.

(10:54 a.m. ET) Hospital Surrounded By Flooding

The city of Kissimmee shared drone video showing floodwaters from Ian surrounding HCA Florida Osceola Hospital.

"We are in the midst of one of the most catastrophic flooding events in the history of the city of Kissimmee," City Manager Mike Steigerwald said in a Facebook video.

"I'm not telling you that to alarm you, but it's just the facts. The most important message, that I think is important for everybody to understand, is that it is a dangerous situation out there. There are sections of the city that are impassable; that are underwater."

(​10:44 a.m. ET) Orlando-Area Flooding: Residents Should Stay Inside

Officials in Orange County, which is home to Orlando, are asking residents to shelter in place until the flooding from Tropical Storm Ian has declined.

"Wherever they are, they need to stay put," Chief Lauraleigh Avery, emergency manager for Orange County Government's Office of Emergency Management, told FOX 35. "We could have a really rapid amount of rain, a lot of rain coming really fast. We were already expecting 12 to 20 inches of rain. Now we could go up to 30 in some areas."

O​rlando set a 24-hour rainfall record when 12.49 inches had fallen through 8 a.m. Thursday.

(10:36 a.m. ET) Orlando Nursing Home Evacuated

Members of Orange County Fire Rescue evacuated an Orlando nursing home Thursday morning as floodwaters rose.

The department shared video of first responders pushing Avante residents on stretchers through the high water.

(​10:28 a.m. ET) Drone Records Damage In Port Charlotte

Drone footage above Port Charlotte shows just how bad damage from Hurricane Ian's Category 4 landfall near there was. See more video here.

(​10:20 a.m. ET) Rescues In Seminole County

Historic flooding in Seminole County has led to several rescues this morning.

The Florida National Guard with 10 high-water trucks is helping with rescues.

Seminole County Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Blake told the Orlando Sentinel his team has rescued people stranded in cars and homes in Winter Springs, Geneva and the Little Wekiva River area.

Alan Harris, director of Seminole's office of emergency management, told the Sentinel, "Along the Little Wekiva, we are at an historic point. It's never been like this before in recorded history."

(​10:03 a.m. ET) Two Rescued From Sailboat

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office rescued two people from a sailboat in Fernadina Harbor about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

(​9:51 a.m. ET) First Aerial Images Of Fort Myers Destruction

W​PLG has posted video from a helicopter flying over Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach.

(​9:47 a.m. ET) Lee, Charlotte Counties' Electric Infrastructure Will Need Rebuilding

Lee and Charlotte counties are basically "off the grid," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday morning.

Of the 2.6 million power outages in the state, more than 1.5 million are in seven Southwest Florida counties.

"Charlotte and Lee reconnects are likely going to have to be rebuilding of that infrastructure...," DeSantis said. "That's going to be more than just connecting a power line back to a pole."

Line crews are on their way there now to begin that work, he said.

He also said 100 portable cell towers were on the way to help with communications after Ian damaged many existing towers.

D​eSantis said he is asking President Joe Biden to expand the federal disaster declaration to more counties.

(​9:40 a.m. ET) Coast Guard, National Guard Conducting Rescues

At least 28 helicopters from the Coast Guard and Florida National Guard are conducting rescues in Southwest Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news briefing Thursday morning.

He said the teams started on barrier islands and they're also looking at locations that had inland flooding. He said more aircraft would be arriving soon.

(​9:38 a.m. ET) Hospitals Evacuated

F​lorida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is working with hospitals that have been on generator power for hours now.

He said patients at two hospitals were being evacuated to locations farther north.

E​arlier today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said water supply to nine Lee County hospitals had been disrupted.

"We know that there is nine hospitals in Lee County that the state is looking at right now to determine whether or not we're going to be able to get the water restored to them or whether or not they are going to have to be evacuated," she said.

(9:14 a.m.) Historic Pier Destroyed

Hurricane Ian destroyed the Naples Pier, a top tourist destination, Collier County Commissioner Penny Taylor told the Associated Press.

The storm sent waves of at least 20 feet over the historic structure, said Penny Taylor, a commission in Collier County.

"Right now, there is no pier," Taylor said, adding that even the piers had been ripped out.

(8:53 a.m. ET) Mayor Describes Major Damage In Fort Myers

Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told CNN there's a lot of damage in his city.

"We have several businesses that have been damaged by the rising water, the flood. It going to be a long recovery for those businesses, I can tell you. I'm looking at the post office and the water line looks to be about four feet high on the outside of the building."

He asked residents to remain inside and let crews get roads cleared and power and water restored.

(8:46 a.m. ET) Coast Guard Pulling People Off Roofs

Coast Guard teams have been rescuing people trapped on their roofs by Hurricane Ian, Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, a U.S. Coast Guard commander, told CNN.

"We didn't even wait for the passage of the storm last night, we had helicopters in the air. We rescued 13 people along the coast between Fort Myers and St. Petersburg," he said.

"We currently have an aircraft in the air with the Florida National Guard actively pulling people off of roofs in Fort Myers," he added.

(​8:45 a.m. ET) Lee County Hardest Hit, Catastrophic Damage

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell has told CNN that Lee County, home to Fort Myers, was the area hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. And she expects the damage is going to be catastrophic.

"The area that has been hit the hardest - certainly from what we're hearing right now - is Lee County," Criswell said. "We know that there was significant storm surge there. We know that their water system has been impacted, and we're focused right now on getting some search and rescue teams, who have been out since 4:00 this morning, to get into that area and identify who might need assistance, who might need to get rescued."

She said she couldn't quantify the amount of damage, "But I can tell you that it is going to be catastrophic. The amount of impact to these communities is going to be significant."

Later Criswell told MSNBC the water supply to nine Lee County hospitals had been disrupted.

"We know that there is nine hospitals in Lee County that the state is looking at right now to determine whether or not we're going to be able to get the water restored to them or whether or not they are going to have to be evacuated," she said.

E​arlier on ABC's "Good Morning America," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the county has had some deaths but he didn't know the exact number.

"We still cannot access many of the people that are in need," Marceno said. "It's a real, real rough road ahead."

(​8:39 a.m. ET) Man Drowns While Draining Pool During Storm

A man who went out to drain his pool during Hurricane Ian drowned in a canal behind his house, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The 72-year-old man went outside his home in Deltona, about 25 miles north of Orlando, about 1 a.m. Thursday. His wife called 911 when he didn't come back inside.

"While searching for him, deputies found his flashlight, then spotted the victim unresponsive in a canal behind the home," the news release said.

He appeared to have been using a hose to drain the pool down a hill and into a 30-foot-wide canal, where a steep decline into the water was extremely soft and slippery because of the heavy rain.

Deputies performed CPR, but the victim, whose name has not been released, could not be revived.

(8:23 a.m. ET) Roads Clearing On Marco Island

Most of the roads on Marco Island, off the coast south of Naples, are no longer flooded, the Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Teams are working to removes vehicles that stalled in the middle of roads during the flooding, the Public Works department worked through the night removing trees from roadways.

Utilities are still out and cell phone coverage is intermittent, the post said.

(8:22 a.m. ET) Power Outages Top 2.5 million

Nearly 2.6 million power outages are being reported in Florida, from the Southwest coast where Ian came ashore, up and across the state to areas around Daytona Beach on the state's Atlantic Coast, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people in a household or building, or a business or shared utility account.

(​8:07 a.m. ET) Flooding Outside Disney Hotel

A​ video shows how the heavy rain from Hurricane Ian caused flooding outside the Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort. The water appears to be several inches deep.

(​7:28 a.m. ET) Biden Signs Disaster Declaration

President Joe Biden has signed a major disaster declaration for Florida.

The declaration makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.

(​7:14 a.m. ET) Flights Canceled

Jacksonville International Airport has announced it is not operating today and all flights are canceled. Flights remain canceled at Tampa International and Orlando International. Nearly 2,000 flights have been canceled today, according to flight tracker flightaware.com.

(​7:04 a.m. ET) Not Safe To Assess Damage

In Charlotte County, north of Fort Myers, officials say they have not been able to get out and assess the damage left by Hurricane Ian.

"The inundation of water, extreme wind conditions and debris in the roadways and waterways have made it difficult to do that safely," a Facebook post said.

T​he post also said many cell phone towers were down, and restoring communications is a priority. It also encouraged people who had evacuated to remain where they are.

"The roads are extremely dangerous with many unknown hazards," the post said.

(​6:52 a.m. ET) Theater Heavily Damaged

T​he Venice Theater, a community theater in Venice, Florida, has been severely damaged by Ian. The city posted an image showing a large part of the building ripped away.

(​6:40 a.m. ET) 500 Calls Waiting

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said deputies have been responding to calls for help, but there is a backlog.

"Patrol deputies resumed operation a few hours ago and are responding to the highest priority calls that are still in queue. Collectively, there are more than 500 calls for service related to law and fire services that we need to tackle," the office said in a Facebook post.

(6:36 a.m. ET) When The Waters Rushed In

Chief Pete DiMaria of the Naples Fire-Rescue department says it was "a little unnerving" to find 4 to 7 feet of storm surge washing into their fire station on Wednesday.

"It was a little unnerving to be honest," DiMaria told CNN. "We felt like we had situated ourselves with a good plan, but the water rose up so quickly on us, we kind of retreated back into the station. (...) But it was unnerving because we couldn't get out of the station and we had some rescues to make and it just became a difficult situation for our personnel to get out there and do their jobs."

The water eventually retreated and rescues resumed.

DiMaria says communication is difficult because Ian knocked down many cell phone towers.

(​6:23 a.m. ET) Roads Blocked In Sarasota

T​he Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says it appears most of the county's damage is south of Venice Boulevard.

"There are still several road obstructions including fallen trees and debris, standing water, and downed power lines," according to a Twitter post.

(​6:19 a.m. ET) Water Standing In Streets, Windows Blown Out

I​n downtown Fort Myers, shin-high water filled streets near the federal courthouse early Thursday, and store-front windows were blown out, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

(​6:17 a.m. ET) Sanibel Island Is Cut Off

It's impossible to get to Sanibel island by car this morning.

McGregor Boulevard is "is folded up like an accordion, ripped to ribbons by a powerful storm surge," the Tampa Bay Times reports.

A little farther along, a section of the Sanibel Causeway, where the bridge rises from the mainland to the island, has collapsed.

(​6:06 a.m. ET) Searching Through The Night

The Estero Fire Rescue department in Lee County shared this image on its Facebook page.

"Tonight, EFR crews were doing their best to clear streets and get to the calls for help that we couldn't answer during the storm. We began clearing roadways and evacuating those that needed help," the post said.

"Please help us by staying off the roadways. We will be getting help from multiple agencies tomorrow and throughout recovery and they need to make sure the roads are safe, trees are removed and wired aren't down. It is still very dangerous out there."

(5:57 a.m. ET) 20 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks

As of early Thursday, no deaths have been reported in the United States from Ian, but a boat carrying Cuban migrants sank Wednesday east of Key West, the Associated Press reports.

The U.S. Coast Guard began a search for 23 people and found three survivors about two miles south of the Florida Keys, officials said. Four other Cubans swam to Stock Island, just east of Key West, the U.S. Border Patrol said. Air crews continued to search for possibly 20 remaining migrants.

The storm previously tore into Cuba, killing two people and bringing down the country's electrical grid.

(​5:43 a.m. ET) Hospital Swamped, Roof Torn Off ICU

As H​urricane Ian ripped off part of the fourth floor roof ICU at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte on Wednesday, storm surge flooded into the hospital's first floor emergency room.

Staff members had to evacuate the intensive care patients to other floors, the Associated Press reported. Other staffers used towels and plastic bins to try to get up the floodwater.

Dr. Birgit Bodine said, "The ambulances may be coming soon and we don't know where to put them in the hospital at this point because we're doubled and tripled up."

She said patients have been mostly understanding and upbeat.

"For us, as much as everything is terrible and we're exhausted ... as long as our patients do OK and nobody ends up dying or having a bad outcome, that's what matters," Bodine said.

(​5:33 a.m. ET) Flooding Knocks TV News Broadcast Off Air

S​torm surge and a loss of power knocked a Fort Myers TV station's newscast off the air.

WINK said it lost power at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

"We are like everybody else," said Tom Doerr, director of local news and content at WINK News. "We are experiencing the same difficulties like everybody else."

T​he station's chief meteorologist Matt Devitt posted on Facebook, "Storm surge got into WINK, flooded out our entire set and newsroom in Fort Myers. Lost power and I was unable to continue broadcasting on tv and radio."

(​5:15 a.m. ET) Trapped People Awaiting Rescue

Ian's storm surge trapped people in their houses in Collier County, home to Naples, o​fficials said in a Facebook post.

"Here's some tough news you need to know. We aren't holding back," the post said.

Some of the callers were "reporting life threatening medical emergencies in deep water. We will get to them first," the post said.

O​thers, who said water was entering their homes, would have to wait, the post said. For a time, neighboring Lee County's 911 system was down and those calls were going to Collier County, too.

"You can't even imagine those calls," it said.

(5:05 a.m. ET) Power Outages Top 2.5 million

M​ore than 2.5 million power outages are being reported in Florida, from the Southwest coast where Ian came ashore, up and across the state to areas around Daytona Beach on the state's Atlantic Coast, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people in a household or building, or a business or shared utility account.

(​5 a.m. ET) Ian Causes Flooding In Orlando

I​n the middle of the state, Ian dumped record-smashing rain. The Orlando metro area saw nearly a foot of rain from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. Thursday.

Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Orange, Osceola, Brevard and Volusia counties.
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D​ave Puglisi, a reporter for Fox 35 in Orlando, tweeted a photo of an ambulance stuck on a flooded Orlando street.

"Crews are moving through waist to chest deep water trying to get to the ambulance," Puglisi said.

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Ian came ashore near Fort Myers on Wednesday and then slowly crawled across the state all day Thursday with heavy rainfall and damaging winds that flooded neighborhoods and streets in Orlando, St. Augustine and Daytona Beach.

Another landfall is expected today in South Carolina. See the full forecast here.

Here are our updates as the news unfolds today.

(7​:23 a.m. ET) Lowcountry Feeling First Impacts Of Ian

W​inds are beginning to gust and water is already making some streets impassable.

A wind gust of 66 mph was recently measured along the south end of Folly Beach, the National Weather Service said. A​ gust of 46 mph was observed at the Marine Air Corps Station in Beaufort. A 40-mph gust was reported at Charleston International Airport.

M​ore than a half dozen roads are already closed because of flooding in Charleston.

(​7:06 a.m. ET) How To Apply For FEMA Help

The fastest way to apply is through DisasterAssistance.gov. You can also apply through the FEMA mobile app or by calling 1-800-621-3362.

FEMA lists the steps to take before you apply for assistance.​

Take photos of your damaged home and belongings.

Make a list of damaged/lost items.

Save yourself time. If you have insurance, you must file a claim with your insurance company.

(6:54 a.m. ET) Ian's Flooding Spread Into Rural Florida

Hurricane Ian's flooding wasn't contained to Southwest Florida's coastal areas. Several locations in the more rural inland counties also were underwater Thursday.

Water appeared to be up to the roofs of some homes in Hardee County, which was right in Ian's path, according to Fox 13.

As the Peace River overflowed, water submerged roads, cars and homes in Wauchula.

"It's kinda devastating, actually. I'm kinda starting to shake a little bit because this is the first time I've officially seen all of this," resident Leslie Miller told the TV station.

The Sheriff's Office used boats and high-water vehicles to rescue people.

To the south in DeSoto County, the town of Arcadia saw heavy damage from Ian.

Storefronts were blown out and water stood in the streets, the New York Times reported.

(​6:33 a.m. ET) Power Outages Starting In Lowcountry

M​ore than 5,000 homes and businesses have lost power in South Carolina, according to poweroutage.us. Nearly half of them are in Beaufort County, with another 1,500 in Horry County, which is home to Myrtle Beach.

(​6:25 a.m. ET) Buildings Around Sanibel Lighthouse Gone

T​he Sanibel Tower Lighthouse appears to have survived Hurricane Ian, but the buildings surrounding it, which were built when the lighthouse was erected in the 1880s have been washed away.

(​6:23 a.m. ET) Roads Closing in Charleston

A​t least a half dozen roads have already closed in Charleston as Hurricane Ian approaches, according to WCBD.

(​6:10 a.m. ET) Streetlights Fall In Charleston County

T​he Charleston County Sheriff's Office reported that street lamps had blown down on State Highway 165 near Highway 162 in Hollywood, South Carolina, about 17 miles west of Charleston.

(​6:09 a.m. ET) Roads Flooding on Isle of Palms

(​5:48 a.m. ET) Beaufort Sheriff: Stay Inside On Friday

Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner has asked people there to stay inside today as he recalled the effects Hurricane Matthew had on the South Carolina Coast.

"Refrain from driving on any roads Friday and Friday evening," Tanner said during a news conference. "Reducing the amount of traffic throughout the county makes it easier for us to do our job and it's safer for you."

H​e discussed the possiblity of trees falling and storm surge causing flooding.

As of Friday morning, Beaufort County officials had ordered no evacuations.

(​5:37 a.m. ET) Charleston-Area Stores, Malls Close

Stores and malls along the South Carolina coast have closed early as Hurricane Ian approaches.

The Citadel Mall and Northwoods Mall near Charleston have closed along with Walmart, according to the Post and Courier.

Publix announced it would close its 16 Charleston-area stores today.

Walmart also closed all locations in Beaufort and Jasper counties.

(5:21 a.m. ET) Over 2 Million Still Without Power

M​ore than 2 million power outages are being reported in Florida, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people on a single account or household.

(​5:18 a.m. ET) At least two people died in Sarasota County

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office confirmed that two deaths in the county were related to Hurricane Ian. It did not release any more information.

(1​1:16 p.m. ET) Millions Still In The Dark

(​11:12 p.m. ET) Military Aircraft Evacuated From Charleston

I​n preparation for Ian's arrival in South Carolina, the U.S. military evacuated aircraft from Joint Base Charleston in North Charleston. Such movements are standard procedure when a hurricane is coming.

(​10:06 p.m. ET) 'Our Families Have Lost Everything'

M​ichele Reidy, a resident of the town of Iona near where Ian came ashore on Florida's Southwest Coast, doesn't know where her family will live now.

"I've been here 29 years I've never seen or experienced anything like this," Reidy told Live Storms Media today. "Our families have lost everything ... It's all underwater. You can see where the storm surge came in on the walls because there's a line. It had to have been at least 6 to 8 feet. It's very sad. I know that there were people screaming for help."

S​ee and hear more of her story here.

(​9 p.m. ET) 200 Rescued From Orlando Assisted Living Facilities

O​range County Fire Rescue ferried 200 residents of the Bridge and Life Care assisted living facilities to safety after heavy rainfall brought flooding to several areas around Orlando. Video posted to social media showed first responders helping residents through the water.

(​8:43 p.m. ET) Two Dead On Sanibel Island

T​wo people are confirmed dead on Sanibel Island, according to a briefing from the city earlier this evening. Further details weren't immediately available.

M​ayor Holly Smith said 12 people were taken off the island today with injuries. The only bridge to the island is breached in five places, cutting it off from the mainland. The only access is by air and boat.

T​he deaths bring the total number to four connected to Hurricane Ian in the U.S. A 72-year-old man in Deltona, about 25 miles north of Orlando, died when he apparently fell into a canal behind his home during the storm. The death of a 38-year-old man in a traffic crash in Lake County was also tied to the weather, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

T​wo people died when the storm hit Cuba.

(​8:17 p.m. ET) Deaths Expected But Total Not Yet Confirmed, Governor Says

"We absolutely expect to have mortality from this hurricane," Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a briefing a short time ago.

T​he governor said 700 rescues had been carried out, and that number was also expected to rise.

(6​:55 p.m. ET) Charleston Port Operations Suspended

T​he U.S. Coast Guard has ordered all water operations suspended at the Port of Charleston ahead of Hurricane Ian's expected landfall in South Carolina tomorrow.

(​6:53 p .m. ET) 73 People Rescued From Orlando Hotel

Rescues are ongoing in parts of Central Florida, including the Orlando area where t​he Florida National Guard and Orange County Fire Rescue carried 73 residents of a local hotel to safety when the building was surrounded by water. Crews used boats and high water vehicles to rescue them, WESH-TV reported. Three buses took the residents to shelters in the area.

(6​:41 p.m. ET) More Than 30,000 People Sought Shelter

S​ome 33,000 people spent last night in 260 shelters across Florida, according to the American Red Cross. The organization predicts that number could rise as power outages and other issues persist in the coming days. More than 700 Red Cross workers are supporting the aid effort.

(​6:29 p.m. ET) How To Help Hurricane Ian Victims In Florida

The Florida Disaster Fund is the state's official private fund that provides financial assistance to communities hit by disasters like Ian. Click here for information on how to donate.

(​6:15 p.m. ET) Generators Can Be Deadly

Exhaust from generators can lead to deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. They should never be used within 20 feet of any building or enclosed space, including a garage or carport, and should never be refueled while running. Several people have been killed while using generators in recent years after weather disasters including hurricanes and winter storms. Always follow the safety rules recommended by the manufacturer and the CDC. Also remember to never use a grill inside, or sit inside a running car in an enclosed space.

(6​:03 p.m. ET) Storm Surge Bursting Through Condo Door Caught On Camera

Hurricane Ian showed the full power of water - specifically storm surge - when a door frame burst open under pressure, sending a deluge of flowing water inside a building in Naples. It was just one of many dramatic scenes from the hardest hit areas.

(​5:49 p.m. ET) Hurricane Ian, Again

Ian is a hurricane again the day after making landfall as one of southwest Florida's most intense hurricanes on record and then weakening as it moved across land. Ian is expected to bring life-threatening flooding, storm surge and strong winds from northeast Florida to the Carolinas.

A​ hurricane warning has been issued for much of the coastal Carolinas ahead of Friday's final landfall there.

(​5:38 p.m. ET) Millions Still Without Power

M​ore than 2.6 million power outages are being reported across more than two dozen counties, from Collier on the southwest coast to Nassau in the far northeast corner of the state. The highest outages by number are in Lee County with about 414,000, according to PowerOutage.us. The highest by percentage is in Hardee, where 99.5% of the county's 9,545 power customers are reported to be without electricity.

(​5:05 p.m. ET) Major Airports Closed Until Friday

T​ampa and Orlando international airports will remain closed for one more day. Tampa will resume operations at 10 a.m. Roadways leading to the Orlando airport were flooded this morning and damage assessments are ongoing. A time hasn't yet been set for it to reopen.

(3 p.m. ET) Charleston Mayor: Stay Home On Friday

In Charleston, in South Carolina's Lowcountry where Ian is expected to strike on Friday, Mayor John Tecklenburg wants the city to shut down before the storm arrives.

"There will be water tomorrow in this city," Tecklenburg said.

Forecasters warn that Charleston and other parts of the coast could see 4 to 7 feet of storm surge.

"Take this storm seriously," Tecklenburg said, according to the Associated Press. "Tomorrow, stay home and stay out of harm's way."

The city saw flooding already on Thursday, and several roads were closed, according to the Post and Courier.

(2:30 p.m. ET) Flights Canceled in Charleston

More than 130 flights in and out of Charleston International Airport have been canceled ahead of Ian's expected landfall Friday, according to flight tracker flightaware.com.

The airport runways, which are owned and shared by Charleston Air Force Base, will be closed when sustained winds reach 40 mph, the Post and Courier reports.

So far, 71 departing flights and 64 arriving flights at Charleston International have been canceled on Friday.

(​2:09 p.m. ET) 'Completely Washed Away'

Florida's Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told CNN, "The Fort Myers Beach area, buildings, major, major homes and buildings completely washed away with vehicles in the water, vehicles in the bay, boats are upside down."

The sheriff also posted a video to Twitter of the helicopter tour he took over Lee County on Thursday.

(1:45 p.m. ET) Biden: Ian Could Be Deadliest Hurricane In Florida History

Speaking at FEMA headquarters in Washington Thursday, President Joe Biden said Ian "could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history."

"It is still moving across the state today," Biden said. "This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history. The numbers are still unclear but we are hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life."

It's possible that the president misspoke. Previous hurricanes that struck the state have killed dozens and even hundreds of people. The Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 killed at least 2,500 people, according to the National Hurricane Center, and the toll may have been as high 3,000.

So far, only one death in Florida, a 72-year-old man in Deltona, has been attributed to the storm.

Biden also said the federal government will cover 100% of the cost Florida incurs for its emergency response efforts.

He said he approved Gov. Ron DeSantis' request for expedited major disaster declaration.

"First thing this morning, I talked to Gov. Desantis and again offered the fullest federal support. Earlier this week I approved his request for the pre-landfall emergency declaration to provide direct federal assistance to the state, for emergency protective measures to save lives, including search and rescue and shelter and food. Earlier this morning I approved the governor's most recent request for expedited major disaster declaration," Biden said.

He also said the federal government will cover the majority of the cost of rebuilding public buildings, such as schools and fire stations.

(1:23 p.m. ET) Sand Washing Over A1A In Flagler Beach

Sand is covering parts of A1A as Tropical Storm Ian drives water out of the Atlantic Ocean and over the highway, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney texted that the Florida Department of Transportation plans to send a team to assess the situation. He said police would continue to monitor the situation.

Doughney urged people to stay off the highway.

(12:42 p.m. ET) Flagler Neighborhood Residents Urged To Evacuate

Flagler County has urged residents of the entire Woodlands neighborhood - also known as Hurricane Evacuation Zone C - to leave immediately.

"We urge residents within the Woodlands neighborhood to leave the area due to updated expectations of significant flooding of your neighborhood streets, with the potential to impact your home," Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said in a Facebook post. "Additionally, as the flooding progresses it is possible that emergency vehicles will no longer have access to your neighborhood."

A shelter was opened at Rymfire Elementary, at 1425 Rymfire Drive, Palm Coast.

(12:35 p.m. ET) Fort Myers Hospitals Evacuating 1,200 Patients

More than 1,200 patients are being evacuated from hospitals across the Fort Myers region.

"We have one large health system in Southwest Florida that is without water in all of their facilities. And so they are fast approaching a point where they will not be able to safely take care of their patients. So that is an urgent focus to get those patients transferred," Mary Mayhew, the president of the Florida Hospital Association, told the Associated Press.

Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann told CNN some of the Fort Myers patients are coming to her city.

"I will tell you though, our prayers are for those up north. Fort Myers - they're without water. At least our water and sewer is working," she said. "They're having to send patients from Fort Myers to Naples Community Hospital."

(11:37 a.m. ET) Well-Known St. Augustine Bridge Closes Partially

The eastbound lanes of the Bridge of Lions in downtown St. Augustine were closed Thursday as the city on Florida's east coast began to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Ian.

Westbound lanes off Anastasia Island were still open, according to News 4 Jax.

Water from the Matanzas River, which runs under the bridge, was washing over the seawall and rushing through downtown.

Earlier, a sailboat that broke free from its moorings began banging against the seawall.

(10:54 a.m. ET) Hospital Surrounded By Flooding

The city of Kissimmee shared drone video showing floodwaters from Ian surrounding HCA Florida Osceola Hospital.

"We are in the midst of one of the most catastrophic flooding events in the history of the city of Kissimmee," City Manager Mike Steigerwald said in a Facebook video.

"I'm not telling you that to alarm you, but it's just the facts. The most important message, that I think is important for everybody to understand, is that it is a dangerous situation out there. There are sections of the city that are impassable; that are underwater."

(​10:44 a.m. ET) Orlando-Area Flooding: Residents Should Stay Inside

Officials in Orange County, which is home to Orlando, are asking residents to shelter in place until the flooding from Tropical Storm Ian has declined.

"Wherever they are, they need to stay put," Chief Lauraleigh Avery, emergency manager for Orange County Government's Office of Emergency Management, told FOX 35. "We could have a really rapid amount of rain, a lot of rain coming really fast. We were already expecting 12 to 20 inches of rain. Now we could go up to 30 in some areas."

O​rlando set a 24-hour rainfall record when 12.49 inches had fallen through 8 a.m. Thursday.

(10:36 a.m. ET) Orlando Nursing Home Evacuated

Members of Orange County Fire Rescue evacuated an Orlando nursing home Thursday morning as floodwaters rose.

The department shared video of first responders pushing Avante residents on stretchers through the high water.

(​10:28 a.m. ET) Drone Records Damage In Port Charlotte

Drone footage above Port Charlotte shows just how bad damage from Hurricane Ian's Category 4 landfall near there was. See more video here.

(​10:20 a.m. ET) Rescues In Seminole County

Historic flooding in Seminole County has led to several rescues this morning.

The Florida National Guard with 10 high-water trucks is helping with rescues.

Seminole County Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Blake told the Orlando Sentinel his team has rescued people stranded in cars and homes in Winter Springs, Geneva and the Little Wekiva River area.

Alan Harris, director of Seminole's office of emergency management, told the Sentinel, "Along the Little Wekiva, we are at an historic point. It's never been like this before in recorded history."

(​10:03 a.m. ET) Two Rescued From Sailboat

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office rescued two people from a sailboat in Fernadina Harbor about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

(​9:51 a.m. ET) First Aerial Images Of Fort Myers Destruction

W​PLG has posted video from a helicopter flying over Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach.

(​9:47 a.m. ET) Lee, Charlotte Counties' Electric Infrastructure Will Need Rebuilding

Lee and Charlotte counties are basically "off the grid," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday morning.

Of the 2.6 million power outages in the state, more than 1.5 million are in seven Southwest Florida counties.

"Charlotte and Lee reconnects are likely going to have to be rebuilding of that infrastructure...," DeSantis said. "That's going to be more than just connecting a power line back to a pole."

Line crews are on their way there now to begin that work, he said.

He also said 100 portable cell towers were on the way to help with communications after Ian damaged many existing towers.

D​eSantis said he is asking President Joe Biden to expand the federal disaster declaration to more counties.

(​9:40 a.m. ET) Coast Guard, National Guard Conducting Rescues

At least 28 helicopters from the Coast Guard and Florida National Guard are conducting rescues in Southwest Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news briefing Thursday morning.

He said the teams started on barrier islands and they're also looking at locations that had inland flooding. He said more aircraft would be arriving soon.

(​9:38 a.m. ET) Hospitals Evacuated

F​lorida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is working with hospitals that have been on generator power for hours now.

He said patients at two hospitals were being evacuated to locations farther north.

E​arlier today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said water supply to nine Lee County hospitals had been disrupted.

"We know that there is nine hospitals in Lee County that the state is looking at right now to determine whether or not we're going to be able to get the water restored to them or whether or not they are going to have to be evacuated," she said.

(9:14 a.m.) Historic Pier Destroyed

Hurricane Ian destroyed the Naples Pier, a top tourist destination, Collier County Commissioner Penny Taylor told the Associated Press.

The storm sent waves of at least 20 feet over the historic structure, said Penny Taylor, a commission in Collier County.

"Right now, there is no pier," Taylor said, adding that even the piers had been ripped out.

(8:53 a.m. ET) Mayor Describes Major Damage In Fort Myers

Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told CNN there's a lot of damage in his city.

"We have several businesses that have been damaged by the rising water, the flood. It going to be a long recovery for those businesses, I can tell you. I'm looking at the post office and the water line looks to be about four feet high on the outside of the building."

He asked residents to remain inside and let crews get roads cleared and power and water restored.

(8:46 a.m. ET) Coast Guard Pulling People Off Roofs

Coast Guard teams have been rescuing people trapped on their roofs by Hurricane Ian, Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, a U.S. Coast Guard commander, told CNN.

"We didn't even wait for the passage of the storm last night, we had helicopters in the air. We rescued 13 people along the coast between Fort Myers and St. Petersburg," he said.

"We currently have an aircraft in the air with the Florida National Guard actively pulling people off of roofs in Fort Myers," he added.

(​8:45 a.m. ET) Lee County Hardest Hit, Catastrophic Damage

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell has told CNN that Lee County, home to Fort Myers, was the area hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. And she expects the damage is going to be catastrophic.

"The area that has been hit the hardest - certainly from what we're hearing right now - is Lee County," Criswell said. "We know that there was significant storm surge there. We know that their water system has been impacted, and we're focused right now on getting some search and rescue teams, who have been out since 4:00 this morning, to get into that area and identify who might need assistance, who might need to get rescued."

She said she couldn't quantify the amount of damage, "But I can tell you that it is going to be catastrophic. The amount of impact to these communities is going to be significant."

Later Criswell told MSNBC the water supply to nine Lee County hospitals had been disrupted.

"We know that there is nine hospitals in Lee County that the state is looking at right now to determine whether or not we're going to be able to get the water restored to them or whether or not they are going to have to be evacuated," she said.

E​arlier on ABC's "Good Morning America," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the county has had some deaths but he didn't know the exact number.

"We still cannot access many of the people that are in need," Marceno said. "It's a real, real rough road ahead."

(​8:39 a.m. ET) Man Drowns While Draining Pool During Storm

A man who went out to drain his pool during Hurricane Ian drowned in a canal behind his house, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The 72-year-old man went outside his home in Deltona, about 25 miles north of Orlando, about 1 a.m. Thursday. His wife called 911 when he didn't come back inside.

"While searching for him, deputies found his flashlight, then spotted the victim unresponsive in a canal behind the home," the news release said.

He appeared to have been using a hose to drain the pool down a hill and into a 30-foot-wide canal, where a steep decline into the water was extremely soft and slippery because of the heavy rain.

Deputies performed CPR, but the victim, whose name has not been released, could not be revived.

(8:23 a.m. ET) Roads Clearing On Marco Island

Most of the roads on Marco Island, off the coast south of Naples, are no longer flooded, the Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Teams are working to removes vehicles that stalled in the middle of roads during the flooding, the Public Works department worked through the night removing trees from roadways.

Utilities are still out and cell phone coverage is intermittent, the post said.

(8:22 a.m. ET) Power Outages Top 2.5 million

Nearly 2.6 million power outages are being reported in Florida, from the Southwest coast where Ian came ashore, up and across the state to areas around Daytona Beach on the state's Atlantic Coast, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people in a household or building, or a business or shared utility account.

(​8:07 a.m. ET) Flooding Outside Disney Hotel

A​ video shows how the heavy rain from Hurricane Ian caused flooding outside the Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort. The water appears to be several inches deep.

(​7:28 a.m. ET) Biden Signs Disaster Declaration

President Joe Biden has signed a major disaster declaration for Florida.

The declaration makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.

(​7:14 a.m. ET) Flights Canceled

Jacksonville International Airport has announced it is not operating today and all flights are canceled. Flights remain canceled at Tampa International and Orlando International. Nearly 2,000 flights have been canceled today, according to flight tracker flightaware.com.

(​7:04 a.m. ET) Not Safe To Assess Damage

In Charlotte County, north of Fort Myers, officials say they have not been able to get out and assess the damage left by Hurricane Ian.

"The inundation of water, extreme wind conditions and debris in the roadways and waterways have made it difficult to do that safely," a Facebook post said.

T​he post also said many cell phone towers were down, and restoring communications is a priority. It also encouraged people who had evacuated to remain where they are.

"The roads are extremely dangerous with many unknown hazards," the post said.

(​6:52 a.m. ET) Theater Heavily Damaged

T​he Venice Theater, a community theater in Venice, Florida, has been severely damaged by Ian. The city posted an image showing a large part of the building ripped away.

(​6:40 a.m. ET) 500 Calls Waiting

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said deputies have been responding to calls for help, but there is a backlog.

"Patrol deputies resumed operation a few hours ago and are responding to the highest priority calls that are still in queue. Collectively, there are more than 500 calls for service related to law and fire services that we need to tackle," the office said in a Facebook post.

(6:36 a.m. ET) When The Waters Rushed In

Chief Pete DiMaria of the Naples Fire-Rescue department says it was "a little unnerving" to find 4 to 7 feet of storm surge washing into their fire station on Wednesday.

"It was a little unnerving to be honest," DiMaria told CNN. "We felt like we had situated ourselves with a good plan, but the water rose up so quickly on us, we kind of retreated back into the station. (...) But it was unnerving because we couldn't get out of the station and we had some rescues to make and it just became a difficult situation for our personnel to get out there and do their jobs."

The water eventually retreated and rescues resumed.

DiMaria says communication is difficult because Ian knocked down many cell phone towers.

(​6:23 a.m. ET) Roads Blocked In Sarasota

T​he Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says it appears most of the county's damage is south of Venice Boulevard.

"There are still several road obstructions including fallen trees and debris, standing water, and downed power lines," according to a Twitter post.

(​6:19 a.m. ET) Water Standing In Streets, Windows Blown Out

I​n downtown Fort Myers, shin-high water filled streets near the federal courthouse early Thursday, and store-front windows were blown out, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

(​6:17 a.m. ET) Sanibel Island Is Cut Off

It's impossible to get to Sanibel island by car this morning.

McGregor Boulevard is "is folded up like an accordion, ripped to ribbons by a powerful storm surge," the Tampa Bay Times reports.

A little farther along, a section of the Sanibel Causeway, where the bridge rises from the mainland to the island, has collapsed.

(​6:06 a.m. ET) Searching Through The Night

The Estero Fire Rescue department in Lee County shared this image on its Facebook page.

"Tonight, EFR crews were doing their best to clear streets and get to the calls for help that we couldn't answer during the storm. We began clearing roadways and evacuating those that needed help," the post said.

"Please help us by staying off the roadways. We will be getting help from multiple agencies tomorrow and throughout recovery and they need to make sure the roads are safe, trees are removed and wired aren't down. It is still very dangerous out there."

(5:57 a.m. ET) 20 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks

As of early Thursday, no deaths have been reported in the United States from Ian, but a boat carrying Cuban migrants sank Wednesday east of Key West, the Associated Press reports.

The U.S. Coast Guard began a search for 23 people and found three survivors about two miles south of the Florida Keys, officials said. Four other Cubans swam to Stock Island, just east of Key West, the U.S. Border Patrol said. Air crews continued to search for possibly 20 remaining migrants.

The storm previously tore into Cuba, killing two people and bringing down the country's electrical grid.

(​5:43 a.m. ET) Hospital Swamped, Roof Torn Off ICU

As H​urricane Ian ripped off part of the fourth floor roof ICU at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte on Wednesday, storm surge flooded into the hospital's first floor emergency room.

Staff members had to evacuate the intensive care patients to other floors, the Associated Press reported. Other staffers used towels and plastic bins to try to get up the floodwater.

Dr. Birgit Bodine said, "The ambulances may be coming soon and we don't know where to put them in the hospital at this point because we're doubled and tripled up."

She said patients have been mostly understanding and upbeat.

"For us, as much as everything is terrible and we're exhausted ... as long as our patients do OK and nobody ends up dying or having a bad outcome, that's what matters," Bodine said.

(​5:33 a.m. ET) Flooding Knocks TV News Broadcast Off Air

S​torm surge and a loss of power knocked a Fort Myers TV station's newscast off the air.

WINK said it lost power at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

"We are like everybody else," said Tom Doerr, director of local news and content at WINK News. "We are experiencing the same difficulties like everybody else."

T​he station's chief meteorologist Matt Devitt posted on Facebook, "Storm surge got into WINK, flooded out our entire set and newsroom in Fort Myers. Lost power and I was unable to continue broadcasting on tv and radio."

(​5:15 a.m. ET) Trapped People Awaiting Rescue

Ian's storm surge trapped people in their houses in Collier County, home to Naples, o​fficials said in a Facebook post.

"Here's some tough news you need to know. We aren't holding back," the post said.

Some of the callers were "reporting life threatening medical emergencies in deep water. We will get to them first," the post said.

O​thers, who said water was entering their homes, would have to wait, the post said. For a time, neighboring Lee County's 911 system was down and those calls were going to Collier County, too.

"You can't even imagine those calls," it said.

(5:05 a.m. ET) Power Outages Top 2.5 million

M​ore than 2.5 million power outages are being reported in Florida, from the Southwest coast where Ian came ashore, up and across the state to areas around Daytona Beach on the state's Atlantic Coast, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people in a household or building, or a business or shared utility account.

(​5 a.m. ET) Ian Causes Flooding In Orlando

I​n the middle of the state, Ian dumped record-smashing rain. The Orlando metro area saw nearly a foot of rain from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. Thursday.

Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Orange, Osceola, Brevard and Volusia counties.
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D​ave Puglisi, a reporter for Fox 35 in Orlando, tweeted a photo of an ambulance stuck on a flooded Orlando street.

"Crews are moving through waist to chest deep water trying to get to the ambulance," Puglisi said.

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Abstract

Background:

There is an assumption that sexual health research has great influence on the quality of human life through elevating sexual health standards, and their results will eliminate the burden of sexual health challenges on family relationships. The aim of this study was to review ethical considerations in sexual health research.

Materials and Methods:

This narrative review was conducted between January 1990 and December 2017 based on the five-step approach of York University. The keywords used to search for the studies included ethical issues, research, sexual health, reproductive health, and sensitive topics. The language of the literatures was English and the search process was performed on PubMed, Elsevier, Ovid, Springer, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, SAGE Publishing, ProQuest, WHO website, Kinsey Confidential, and Worldsexology.

Results:

After assessing the quality and eligibility of 94 articles, 13 were selected. The results of the present study showed that the most important ethical considerations were protecting the confidentiality and privacy of participants, obtaining informed consent, and paying attention to vulnerable people.

Conclusions:

The review of literature exhibited several considerations that sexual health researchers are faced with. In order to manage these considerations, the researcher should have sufficient understanding of them. The important matter is that strategies to manage these challenges should be completely rational and practical according to each context. These strategies can also be applied in other societies with great similarities in their context.

Keywords: Ethics, research, sexual health

Introduction

Ethical considerations in research refer to a set of rules and guidelines that should be considered in order to avoid possible damage to participants and researchers.[ 1, 2, 3] There is no general description of the characteristics of a sensitive research, except for topics that have been accepted as sensitive as a result of experiences. Some examples of sensitive topics include sexual behaviors, drug abuse, topics that arouse emotions, and other topics tagged as a taboo.[ 4, 5] The level of sensitivity can vary according to some characteristics of participants, such as age (for example, adolescents under 15 years of age or elderly people), gender identity (for example, homosexuals), and mental health retardation.[ 5] Some other topics, such as abuse and violence, are also considered sensitive as they can remind participants, who have been victims of past traumatic memories. For example, in some cases such as sexual violence, ethical complexities emerge because using methods such as in-depth interviews and questioning can arouse painful emotions and memories in victims.[ 6]

Researchers have different views on sensitivity of sexual topics. Many claim that sexual topics are not more sensitive than other research areas,[ 4, 7] whereas others believe that these studies are highly sensitive.[ 8, 9] It should be noted that sensitivity affects all details of research, from designing the approach to implementing and publishing the results.[ 10]

In countries with a traditional and religious context such as Iran, some of the traditional beliefs and social structures make it difficult to conduct sexual health and sensitive research.[ 11] Studies on sexual health and sensitive topics become important in the case of the widespread occurrence of some high-risk sexual conditions, such as HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion due to some risk factors such as very young age at the time of first sexual relationship, multiple sex partners, extramarital relationship, and above all, the lack of any education and information provision especially among adolescents. The common language of sex in Iran is the language of silence, because sex and related issues are considered a taboo and talking about them freely in most settings is forbidden.[ 11] Therefore, this study was conducted to identify ethical considerations in research related to sexual health and sensitive research.

Materials and Methods

This narrative review study was conducted in 2017 to determine the ethical considerations in research related to sexual health and sensitive topics (such as, trafficked women, unwanted pregnancy and illegal abortion especially in adolescents, sexual violence, etc.) based on the five-step approach of York University. This approach includes development of the research question, identification of relevant studies, assessment of the quality of the studies, summarization of the evidence, and analysis and synthesis of information.[ 12, 13]

The databases used included PubMed, Elsevier, Ovid, Springer, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, SAGE Publishing, and ProQuest. Moreover, websites, including who.org, kinseyconfidential.org, and worldsexology.org, were searched to find relevant studies using keywords such as "Ethical issues, Research, Sexual Health, Reproductive health, and Sensitive Topics". In the first stage, the keywords were searched separately, and then, they were combined with "and" or "or" to make some new keywords or phrases. The search process was conducted on articles published from January 1990 until December 2017. At first, 94 texts, including E-books and articles were obtained; 36 articles gained from PubMed, 7 from Elsevier, 7 from Scopus, 14 from ResearchGate, 16 from Google Scholar, 9 from ProQuest, and 5 from Ovid. After inspecting the inclusion criteria, including year of publication, language, and consisting of clear and precise description of ethical considerations related to the research question and suitable method of data gathering and analysis, 33 articles were selected. Finally, 13 articles were identified as eligible for the study after the thorough review of the texts. The quality of the selected articles was assessed based on a checklist consisting of the standard components of qualitative, descriptive, and review studies. The most important criteria were: Has the question of the study been developed clearly?; Is the approach of the study appropriate for answering the question of the study?; Has the background of the study been described well?; Has the sampling procedure of the study been fully described?; Has the data collection method been described well?; and Is the data analysis method appropriate for this study?.[ 14] In addition, to ensure the reliability of the selected studies, each article was reviewed by at least two members of the research team. Finally, concepts in different categories were separately identified and studied; there were no considerable differences among the opinions of the members. Then, all the content was analyzed and categorized, and ethical challenges were fully described. The process of article selection is described in Figure 1 .

Ethical considerations

Research ethics confirmation was received from the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Results

In this study, 13 studies were reviewed, which were conducted in 7 different countries including Canada, Australia, Britain (3 articles each), Nigeria, Africa, Mexico, and America (1 article each). In the review, unfortunately, no Iranian or even Persian articles were found in this regard. In total, 1,275 individuals have participated in quantitative and qualitative studies. The data collection methods used in these articles were different; individual and group interviews with purposive sampling in qualitative studies and convenience sampling in quantitative studies, examining a case report, and review of articles.

The results showed some similar and common ethical considerations related to sexual health and sensitive research in all of the reviewed studies. In 2007, Gune and Manuel stated that performing any research on sexual issues can cause embarrassment in participants, because sexual health research often interferes with individual's privacy, and the ethical concepts of studies as well as the publication of their findings may cause many problems. This study sheds more light on the importance of the confidentiality and anonymity of participants and results.[ 15]

In 1999, Binik et al. in Canada studied ethical issues regarding conducting sexual research on the Internet.[ 16] They stated that the Internet provides the virtual space for conducting innovative research in sexual topics, but this new world is associated with new ethical complications like ethical issues related to participants' registration in the research, informed consent, and collecting and storing data. Special methods and caution are required in order to collect information from children in order to protect privacy and preserve and record sensitive information. Finally, the researchers stated that the research related to sexual issues on the Internet is associated with a few risks; they considered common ethical standards to be sufficient for ordinary research in this field. It seems that risks on the Internet are not so extreme as to require the use of strict standards in this respect.[ 16]

In 2008, Flicker and Guta conducted a study to evaluate the necessity of obtaining parental consent for participation of adolescents in these types of studies.[ 17] Their hypothesis was that the process of parental intervention may have no place in this type of research because it is in contrast to the principal of participants' autonomy.[ 17]

In a qualitative research conducted by Dickson-Swift in 2007, the ethical considerations in studies with sensitive topics included communication between researchers and participants, relationship with isolated person, the creation of a sense of guilt in the researcher, vulnerability due to leaving the research relationship, and fatigue caused by the study.[ 18]

In a review article, Benbow and Haddad examined the ethical considerations in research on elderly patients with dementia, who were sexually abused, in 1993.[ 19] The results showed that in most cases the rapist had a history of psychological disorders, which indicates that both rapist and rape victim can be victims of their psychiatric disease. The most important challenges in this type of study have been the problem of connecting with participants and the perilous situation of the study that could endanger the researcher due to the presence of both offenders and victims.[ 19] Cowburn in 2005 evaluated the ethical complexities in studies where the participants were sex offenders.[ 20] In interviewing this group of people, the principle of confidentiality should be repeated by the investigator at the start of each new section of the study. The result indicated that observing the principle of confidentiality could legally cause serious challenges, especially when the researcher is informed of an unpleasant imminent incident.[ 20]

In a study conducted by Marshall and Batten in 2003 on groups with different cultures, the results showed that the research process must be based on the culture of each group of participants, respect for the values of each community, and devoting enough time to familiarization with the culture of each group of participants.[ 21] In 1999, James and Platzer conducted a study to evaluate the ethical considerations of research on minority groups, and the marginalized and stigmatized population. The results indicated some challenges such as the vulnerability of researchers and participants, the need for partnership of the researcher and his/her coworkers to support him/her in case of stress, the participants' potential for remembering emotionally painful experiences, using appropriate policies to deliver the results of these studies without negative influence on the cultural atmosphere of the community.[ 22]

Cwikel and Hoban, in another study in 2005, explored the ethical issues in studies on trafficked women.[ 23] They pointed out that the ethical considerations in research on this group in the most important cases included the complexities associated with obtaining informed consent, legal punishment for researchers who get involved in illegal actions for the benefits of their study, and protection of the rights of vulnerable participants by the researcher.[ 23] The results of the study on ethical considerations of research on runaway and homeless young people as vulnerable populations, which was performed by Meade and Slesnick in 2002, revealed that maintaining beneficence and justice, ensuring the autonomy of the teenager, obtaining informed consent from the teenager, reporting any abuse regarding runaway and homeless teenagers, and providing access to useful services as the most important ethical necessities.[ 24]

In a study by Seal et al. in 2000 on qualitative studies with the subject of sexual health, the most important ethical considerations included obtaining informed consent, maintaining privacy and confidentiality, and observing the principles of establishing communication in such qualitative studies.[ 25] Gledhill et al. in 2008 studied the culturally taboo and forbidden topics in various communities; indeed they wanted to disclose the importance of sex research as a socially prohibited and culturally taboo topic. Furthermore, they indicated obtaining informed written consent and confidentiality as the most important ethical considerations.[ 26] A comparison of the characteristic of all 13 studies is presented in Table 1 . In Table 2 , almost all ethical considerations found during this study have been listed.

Table 1

Table 2

Discussion

Based on the results of the study, the most important attained ethical considerations were protecting the confidentiality and privacy of participants, various aspects of informed consent, informed consent in vulnerable participants (particularly adolescents), the necessity of standard ethical protocols for sexual health and sensitive research, and ethical issues in publishing sexual health or sensitive research results. The summary of results is provided in Table 2 .

Confidentiality and privacy

Among the 13 reviewed studies, 6 indicated that, based on the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, all precautions to protect the privacy and confidentiality of participants' personal information should be considered.[ 19] The violation of the confidentiality and privacy of participants are circumstances in which they lose their control over personal information that has been provided during the study.[ 26] The most important part of these concerns is related to preserving the dignity and individual control of participants and establishing rapport with them in order to guarantee the validity and integrity of the study. These concerns are particularly among vulnerable groups such as young people, drug abusers, prostitutes, people with dementia, etc. The concerns of scientists and researchers about ethical standards have guided them to feel the necessity for creating ethical guidelines and solutions in order to protect the participants from risks and maintaining their privacy by establishing confidentiality. In addition, scientists are looking for guidelines that can protect novice researchers from potentially dangerous conditions.[ 27] Regarding vulnerable people, although some issues in studies are usual, there are some cases that should be considered as uniquely and independently sensitive issues. For example, observing privacy in studies on adolescents, especially in dealing with high-risk behaviors, can be performed with the conditional or unconditional consent of the adolescent.[ 28] The principle of privacy is not only a topic in the context of ethics, but also is an individual right regarding privacy and freedom from danger.[ 29] Preserving privacy and confidentiality is one of the main concerns of adolescents who take part in research. They are normally and potentially prone to self-harm or abuse by relatives. For example, in case of domestic violence, if the adolescent feels that there is the risk of the offender becoming aware of the presented information, he/she will be frightened and this may result in self-censorship. In addition, there is the risk of each member of the research team disclosing information related to the adolescent participants and the results of the research.[ 30]

Parental intervention and interference mainly with adolescents above 15-18 years of age regarding the research atmosphere, especially in sensitive topics, may result in a kind of self-censorship by the adolescents. The confusion of the adolescents can finally result in silence, because of the fear of exposing their private matters; however, in sexual health research, the accuracy of the adolescents' speech is crucial.[ 17]

There are some exceptions related to preserving privacy during research. If researchers understand that there is some risky behavior or condition that can potentially endanger the adolescent's health, they should break their silence and inform the parents or law. Please notice that in any situation related to risky behavior, the health and well-being of children and adolescents are more important than confidentiality.[ 31]

Informed consent

The participation of people qualified to provide informed consent as study subjects or participants in health and medical studies must be voluntary. An informed consent in research can only be obtained when participants are fully informed of the objectives, methods, sources of information, the possibility of any conflict of interest, organizational affiliation of the researcher, potential benefits and risks of the study, the requirements after the study, other aspects related to the study, and their right to withdraw from the study at any time, freely, and without any risk of retaliation.[ 19] Obtaining informed consent in cases such as vulnerable population, such as adolescents, has special importance and it may challenge researchers. In 2014, Folayan et al. stated that deciding on the adequacy of informed consent in adolescents was mostly based on birth certificate age rather than on a direct assessment of adolescents' capacity to understand the issues and ability to offer informed consent for participation in the study.[ 32] Moreover, Folayan et al. are of the opinion that the participation of adolescents in research is compulsory, and therefore, adolescents do not have a comprehensive understanding of damage related to participating in those studies.[ 32] Based on the Islamic Republic of Iran research ethical guide on vulnerable people, children and adolescents are among vulnerable groups, and regarding the ability to give informed consent, children are categorized into three groups. The first group consists of children of less than 7 years of age, in which written informed consent should be obtained from both parents, or if they are absent, from their legal guardian, especially in clinical research. The second group consists of 7- to 15-year-old children, in which written informed consent should be obtained from the children's legal guardians and as well as the children according to their understanding and cognitive power. Children of above 15 years of age constitute the third group, in which written informed consent should be obtained from both the legal guardian and child.[ 33] In addition, participants of over 18 years of age are authorized to participate in research without parental consent or even awareness.[ 33]

Vulnerable people

Sexual health and sensitive research on vulnerable people (adolescents, sexual minorities, prostitutes, sexual violence victims, etc.) should be conducted with the maximum protection specific to each group. Studies on such participants are justified only in the case of paying attention to their special health needs and only when it is not possible to perform the study on ordinary people. In addition, these people should be aware of the results of the research and types of interventions. Moreover, there should be sufficient rational support for all the interventions performed and actions taken in these kinds of research.[ 19] For example, careful attention and special adolescent-friendly protocols are the basic requirements for research on this age group. The Convention on the Rights of the Child includes the most basic human rights for children.[ 31] This protocol has been the most widely accepted human rights document in history and includes 54 articles and 2 optional protocols with 4 basic principles. These principles include no child should suffer from discrimination; when a decision is made regarding children, their highest interests must be taken into account, children should have the right to live and develop,[ 10] children have the right to express their ideas freely, and these ideas should be considered in all issues related to them.[ 34] In order to observe the rights of adolescents under the form of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, although these models have been defined as the standards in the world, a more specialized protocol should be developed in each context and in each research according to the study objectives and characteristics of the target group, using the four mentioned principles.

During work with vulnerable people, there is the chance of evoking terrifying memories in the participants, for example, in a victim of sexual violence. In these cases, the researcher or interviewer should be equipped with consulting skills and in the least time begin counseling the participant to minimize the maleficent effects of the research.[ 18]

Standard ethical protocols for sexual and sensitive research

Research with human subjects must be conducted based on scientific and generally accepted principles. The design and method of such studies should be clearly explained and justifiable based on a research protocol. The research protocol should include information such as the research funding, institutional affiliations of the researcher, potential conflicts of interest, and motivation of the participants, information on the rules of the treatment or research, and the ways to compensate possible losses due to research.[ 19] For example, if the data gathering method in a sensitive study is through the use of the Internet, researchers should be aware of possible threats that place data and information at risk as well as potential biases of participants in responding to questions through a computer and report them clearly.[ 16] There are several phenomena that are considered as sensitive according to specific cultural and social contexts. For example, topics with a dominant private nature, stressful topics, and topics related to death, fears of stigma, and sexual problems that can evoke the feelings of people are considered sensitive. The experiences and review of studies have revealed that not only are the participants exposed to the influence of the sensitive nature of the study process, but also the researchers are susceptible to the effects of these studies. Researchers and participants involved in the study, observers, and readers of published results could also be considered as susceptible. In order to protect the physical and psychological health of all people, developing the protocols and guidelines at the beginning of each study is essential in order to identify and reduce risks or loss during the research.[ 35] Clear and precise protocol and strategies to minimize the potential risk and loss during the research should be included in the proposed design of research with sensitive topics. They should also be provided for the ethics committee in order to prevent any misconception and decrease the risk of the rejection of the proposed topic. In studies conducted through interview or when interview is a part of them, the way to reduce the threats from the first step of meeting the interviewee, arranging interviews, protecting the physical and psychological health of the interviewer and interviewee, predicting the approach to end the interview, and the final report should be included in the proposed protocol. Another benefit of a standard protocol is to prevent the creation of unrealistic or unnecessary obstacles especially in sensitive research by the ethics committee.[ 36]

Disseminating the result of the studies

Researchers, authors, sponsors, editors, and publishers are required to observe all ethical issues related to the publication of the research results. Researchers are responsible for human subjects and the accuracy of the reports. When publishing the results, the source of funding, institutional affiliations, and any conflicts of interest must be clearly expressed. If there is any conflict between regional ethical guidelines and principles and the international statements of ethical principles, such as the Helsinki statement, the results should not be accepted for publishing.[ 19] Sociocultural and religious sensitivity are some of the most important specialized characteristics in most studies with sensitive topics and on sexual health, which mainly induce the researcher to use unclear words and concepts at the stage of publishing the results. At the end of this spectrum, sometimes we are faced with self-censorship by researchers, due to the consequences of results publication or the absence of project approval by research ethics committees that, in turn, causes uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the findings. Another form of self-censorship is created by the participants often due to the private nature of data and feeling of shame due to the taboo nature of the information. Finally, in some cases, in order to prevent anxiety, tension, and disturbance in the atmosphere of the community, the whole or a part of the results of some studies with sensitive topics are provided merely to groups of decision-makers, officials, and related experts, and publishing the results for the community is prohibited.

However, this topic is one of the priorities of our society in order to promote sexual science. A limited number of studies have been conducted on sexual issues in Iran, which caused limitation in results generalization and native suggestions. The importance of sexual health and issues around the world and Iran is due to several causes including high-risk sexual behaviors, for example, the onset of high-risk sexual relationships at a young age.

Conclusion

Based on the results of this study, ethical considerations in sexual health and many other sensitive topics have great similarities in terms of moral principles and standards. It should be noted that these common ethical principles in biomedical studies, based on the special nature of sexual health and sensitive topic research, not only can be interpreted in one study differently from another study but also are affected differently by the dominant culture of each society.

Financial support and sponsorship

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Conflicting Interest

Nothing to declare.

Acknowledgement

We are thankful for the support provided by the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in approving this project with the number 393866 and the National Committee of Ethics in Research of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education for scientific grant. Also, we appreciate all the people who contributed in this research kindly.

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Understand the Connection Between Anxiety and Depression

While not a specific strategy, understanding the connection between anxiety and depression can help you determine if what you're dealing with is temporary or a sign of something more serious.

According to Leela R. Magavi, MD, a psychiatrist and regional medical director for Community Psychiatry, anxiety and depression are intertwined and frequently exacerbate each other. Part of the reason, she said, is because the same neurochemicals are implicated in both conditions.

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It may sound counterintuitive when looking at strategies to help you find relief from anxiety, but allowing yourself a short worry break each day can free up your energy to focus on the task at hand. How you set this up depends on your routine. One way is to schedule a chunk of time later in the day, maybe 15 minutes after dinner, to go through your worries for the day.

Earlier in the day, you can write down any worries or anxieties that creep into your mind. Then, give yourself permission to deal with them later. This allows you to go about your day while still acknowledging that something is bothering you.

Later, when you go over the worry list, make sure to set a timer. Review what you wrote, identify any thoughts that are still causing anxiety, and cross off those that don't seem important anymore. Allow yourself a few minutes to sit with each concern.

Interrupt Your Thoughts

When negative thoughts or excessive worries run through your head, it can feel like there is no way to turn them off. One strategy to try is interrupting your anxious thoughts by doing something else. While it might not work every time, you may find that taking a break from overthinking can lead to fewer intrusive thoughts throughout the day. Here are some techniques to try:

Practice deep breathing

Take a mindfulness break

Move your body

Engage in an activity that brings you joy

Call a friend or loved one

Get outdoors and take a walk

Keep your hands busy by drawing, knitting, doing a puzzle, or building something

Practice Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation

Mindfulness meditation, relaxation, and breathing exercises can help calm your mind and body, which may allow you to feel less worried.﻿﻿﻿ Plus, it only takes a few minutes each day to feel a difference. Use this time to be aware of what's going on in your mind and body. Start with five minutes a day and work your way up to mindful moments several times a day.

Engage in Diaphragmatic Breathing

Engaging in diaphragmatic breathing and registering bodily cues could help you better understand your emotional response to stress, according to Magavi. Many people who experience anxiety find it helpful to partake in guided body scan meditations while breathing slowly and deeply to identify how each emotion triggers disparate sensations in their body, Magavi said.

You can use this information to think about how to respond verbally or behaviorally. She recommends using diaphragmatic breathing and pranayama, which is alternative breathing or the practice of breath control.

Do One Thing Each Day That Brings You Joy

When you're feeling anxious and want to take your mind off the stressor, Lagoy says to carve out time to do the things you love, whether that is riding a bike, reading a book, painting, or catching up with friends.

" Regular exercise can help prevent or alleviate anxiety, as well as learning techniques like meditation, deep breathing exercises, or practicing mindfulness," Lagoy said.

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I'm not much into animation but if you want to reconnect with your inner child... How could anyone not think this guy is too cute? This Marvel character always make me smile.

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I Am Groot Season 1 Best Scenes - Baby Groot Funniest Moments - I Am Groot(2022) HD Marvel Series

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This is one of my favorite songs by Mac Miller. It was unreleased on sound cloud for a while but recently put on Spotify and Apple Music along with an album of his other unreleased songs he recorded before he passed away. I would definitely recommend checking it out:)

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This is my cat Oscar he is 4 years old and loves being outdoors for days at a time.

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Here’s a picture of my beautiful cat/my son named Salem, my sister got him off craigslist 6 years ago for free. He’s the goodest boy ever.

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Been getting really excited for this new Joji album coming out, and the visuals he provides with it are lovely.

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Joji - YUKON (INTERLUDE) [Official Video]

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I am a big fan of soccer and am super excited for the world cup which is the most viewed sporting event in the world drawing in almost 1 billion viewers. Thw world cup only happens once every four years so when the time comes it creates big buzz among sports fans. I will actually be going to Qatar to watch a world cup game in person!

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The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ was played from 20 November to 18 December 2022. 32 teams competed across 64 matches in the 22nd edition of the tournament.

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I'm super into video games and my favorite game just officially released the trailer for their franchise titled Overwatch 2. It's a game based on a lot of communication and being a team player. Each character has their own role in supporting the team to win a round/ game. There are offensive, defensive, and healing characters who all make the team come together.

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Fall has officially begun, well it "Started" last week. Although here in Santa Barbara it still feels like summer. I would like to move somewhere where I can actually experience the all the seasonal weather changes.

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This is my dog snoopy, he is a Jack Russell Terrier mixed with Chihuahua. He doesn’t like baths but for some reason he liked this bath.

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I have been looking into this subject since our professor mentioned it to me! I am thinking of making it a career.

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Medical anthropology is a good example of how anthropologists have been able to relate the natural sciences to the humanities. It is the study of how people in different cultural settings experience health and illness. Such experiences are examined in the light of a particular community's knowledge about sickness and misfortune, in relation to broader moral and religious ideas. Recent examples of the kinds of studies undertaken by medical anthropologists include research into the impact of AIDS on Central African societies, the consequences of the traumas of war on families in Sri Lanka and Guatemala, the impact of the new reproductive technologies (for example, in vitro fertilisation) on British notions of 'the family', the impact of malnutrition on Brazilian ideas of children's illness, the appearance of new illnesses like multiple personality disorder and chronic fatigue (Gulf War Syndrome) and the effects of migration on the mental health of ethnic minority groups.

At the moment, medical anthropology is trying to maintain its cultural interest in questions of knowledge, meaning and politics in the broader discipline of anthropology without becoming simply an 'applied' sub-discipline. Graduates who have studied medical anthropology are attracted to careers in international aid and social services, and health professions such as nursing and clinical psychology.

Text written by: Professor Roland Littlewood

Postgraduate Degree Programmes in the UK
Brunel University

Durham University

University of Edinburgh
Goldsmiths University SOAS
Oxford University

University of Sussex

University College London

Recommended Resources

The following trailer is for Uncle Poison, a film distributed by the Royal Anthropological Institute

UNCLE POISON

Director Ricardo Leizaola
Release 1998
Length 60 mins
Location Venezuela, Caracas / America
Ethnic Group South American
University School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester

Filmed in the city of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Uncle Poison is an intimate portrait of a traditional faith healer, set against the backdrop of his community's Easter celebrations. Every day, Benito Reyes receives people at his house looking for all sorts of cures. Through the personal testimony of the healer, this documentary looks at his role as mediator between the social, natural and spiritual worlds. Before curing someone, or even before harvesting medicinal leaves, he must first seek permission from the plant he uses as well as from a variety of Saints. He then uses these plants to extract the sickness and spells from his patients. A conjunction of sacred and profane, celebration and mourning, Easter provides a rare opportunity to look at traditional faith-healing in a wider social and religious context.

The Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) has one of the largest ethnographic film libraries in Europe. Films are available for hire, sale, or loan for educational and academic purposes. for a list of films the RAI distirbutes on Medical Anthropology.

General

http://anthro.palomar.edu/medical/default.htm - excellent online tutorials on medical anthropology written by Dr.Denis O'Neil from Palomer College.

http://www.who.int/en/- The World Health Organisation is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Introducing Medical Anthropology Second Edition
Singer, M. and Baer, H. (AltaMira Press, 2011)

Professional Organisations, Groups, and Associations
A Reader in Me dical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities
Byron J. Good (Editor), Michael M. J. Fischer (Editor), Sarah S. Willen (Editor), Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good (Editor)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)

Culture, Health and Illness, Fifth Edition
By: Cecil G Helman (Hodder Arnold, 2007)

EASA Medical Anthropology Network - The European Association of Social Anthropologists has a medical anthropology network which aims to strengthen the subfield by enabling exchange of information and increasing opportunities for collaboration.

International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE)- ISE promotes interdisciplinary research in medical anthropology and seeks to understand the cultural and the pharmacological dimensions of human medicinal plant use everywhere.

Society for Medical Anthropology - A section of the American Anthropological Association comprising an active research community supporting the endeavours of medical anthropologists and their colleagues in allied social science fields.

Disclaimer: The above information is provided for information and guidance only. It should not be interpreted as endorsement or otherwise by the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) for any external institution listed. Furthermore, the RAI accepts no responsibility for material created by external parties or the content of external websites.

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The Discover Anthropology website is operated by the Royal Anthropological Institute's Education Outreach Programme. The website aims to encourage a wider appreciation and understanding of anthropology by functioning as a hub for communication, gathering information, and accessing events, activities and resources for people interested in learning more about the subject.

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heres one of my favorite playlists as of late :3

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heres one of my favorite playlists as of late :3

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its all really chill music i hope yall check it out!

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Ford is still sticking with the V8 and this particular mustang has over 500 horsepower. It also comes with a 10 speed and 6 speed manual.

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Les Fleurs du Mal is a collection of Baudelaire's poetry in which he criticizes the evanescent nature of beauty, materialism and decadence in mid-19th century industrializing France.

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I have been super into filling up my pinterest boards with fall outfit inspo!

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I have been super into filling up my pinterest boards with fall outfit inspo!

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I don’t normally keep up with astronomy news but I thought this was pretty cool 💫

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I don’t normally keep up with astronomy news but I thought this was pretty cool 💫

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New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune's Rings in Decades

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune.

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you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

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you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain https://t.co/iXmum93odR

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you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain pic.twitter.com/iXmum93odR
— Gators Daily 🐊 (@GatorsDaily) September 22, 2022

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you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain https://t.co/iXmum93odR

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you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain https://t.co/iXmum93odR

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you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

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I recently got into the hobby of building these Gunpla model kits which I find fun and are a good way to waste time

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Here is a link to a series I have recently enjoyed watching. I love surfing and especially watching pro surfers make videos like this. I am work at a surf shop in town and entered an online entry giveaway and won a free subscription to stab and the first thing I watched was their new stab highway california series.

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Stab Highway California, Presented By Monster Energy, Episode 1

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16 surfers, 600 miles, 120 challenges, 8 days, fear, blood, glory, airs, bad ideas, and so on. Welcome to Stab Highway, California.

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I am a big surfer and occasionally surf some larger waves but no matter how many times i watch this video i can not fathom the fact that people surfed this wave. For reffrence you can fit an average 2 story house inside of that barrel.

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CODE RED 2.0 TAHITI SCARIEST TEAHUPOO EVER

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This is a pasta recipe I have made in the past with my friends, it's super easy and delicious!

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This Spicy Vodka Pasta (a.k.a Gigi Hadid Pasta) is a TikTok Viral Pasta Recipe made with pasta tossed in a yummy creamy sauce. Find out how to make it with and without vodka!

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Found this movie online and went to go see it in theater's recently and it was amazing! One of the best scary movies I have ever seen. 10/10 would recommend someone to see :)

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BARBARIAN | Official Trailer | In Theaters September 9

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My favorite novel character of all time is actually a side character is Hagrid from Harry Potter. His Character is authentic, and he has good moral of character who looks after all the children at hodworts on film and off. He teaches the children how to be a good deceit human being and he shows love and understanding to everyone in the most panicking situations he is in real life a mentor and a good friend especially to Ron, Hermoine, and Harry. Him has such a deep emotion if you watch the first few movies that really shows what Hagrid means to the kids. To me he's what makes harry potter franchise so special his role for the kids like a godfather who looks out and guides them through an epic quest.

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Harry Potter Reunion - Robbie Coltrane_ _I'll Not be here… but Hagrid will_

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So the Mandalorian season 3 trailer this week. Can’t wait to watch the new season. Hope the best Star Wars character makes his return in the show Boba Fett of course.

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A Maasi Chief has created a YouTube channel where he aims to teach the world about their culture and to bring smiles to people's faces and the world closer together