#  How religious literacy can save lives | Religion News Service 

 





June 21, 2017

 

 

(RNS) While on clinical rotations, I helped treat a patient who seemed to be fainting every other day from hypoglycemia.Ms. K. had been diagnosed with diabetes over a year ago but had only started to have this problem recently.After learning more about her social history and background, I discovered that she was a practicing Muslim and was fasting because of the holy month of Ramadan.Source: *[How religious literacy can save lives | Religion News Service](http://religionnews.com/2017/06/21/how-religious-literacy-can-save-lives/)*

 

 

 



 

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