Screening for Social Determinants of Health
Healthcare providers consistently seek new and innovative ways to provide preventative care. Various screening methods during primary...
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siricnikku
Feb 182 min read
Inconsistent EMS Care in the US
According to a new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, emergency medical services (EMS) offer different quality of care...
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siricnikku
Sep 24, 20233 min read
Stop Intersex Medical Interventions
What is Intersex? Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe people whose bodies do not fall into the binary of male or female. It is...
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Mahima Bhat
Aug 6, 20233 min read
The Pain Undertreatment Crisis for Individuals with Cognitive Challenges
Image retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/well/family/respecting-childrens-pain.html Introduction The intricate...
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Mahima Bhat
Jul 9, 20233 min read
From Exhaustion to Resilience: Combating Physician Burnout
https://www.dreamstime.com/overworked-doctor-depression-burnout-medical-staff-stress-vector-illustration-image204476943 Introduction...
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Ilana Saidov
May 28, 20232 min read
How Mental Health Impacts the Healthcare Force
Mental Health is a highly prevalent issue within the medical profession, as many doctors and most of the healthcare workforce face stress...
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siricnikku
May 7, 20232 min read
The Invisibility of Disabled Patients in Healthcare
When observing the inequalities in the medical and healthcare field, systemic barriers like racism, misogyny, and homophobia/transphobia...
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Adeba Mukul
Apr 17, 20232 min read
What You Should Know: The Healthcare Provider Shortage
Many times, when we discuss issues in medicine, we discuss the dangers of burnout. Burnout has detrimental impacts on healthcare...
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Adeba Mukul
Feb 22, 20232 min read
The Problem With Power: Healthcare Disparities
940 million people do not have regular access to electricity, and 2.73 billion people do not have regular access to the Internet. These...
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siricnikku
Jan 15, 20233 min read
The Expensive Road to Becoming a Physician
There are many capable physicians who receive admission into medical schools, but trying to pay for it can be difficult, especially for...
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siricnikku
Nov 6, 20222 min read
The Importance of LGBT+ Education in the Medical Field
Going to the doctor can be stressful for many people, but there is another degree of stress that many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and...
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Ilana Saidov
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Combatting Current Healthcare Challenges
Since the beginning of the pandemic, each member of our healthcare system has been on the front lines providing life-saving treatments...
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Ilana Saidov
Jul 31, 20222 min read
The Impact of Long-COVID on Employment
Long COVID continues to impact up to 20 million individuals making up 2.4% of the American workforce. Multiple individuals have reported...
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Adeba Mukul
Jul 24, 20223 min read
Population Trends and the US Healthcare System
Modern medicine is quite miraculous, compared to what it was one century or even fifty years ago. From surgery to vaccinations to...
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Evonna Chisom
Jun 12, 20223 min read
Medical Device Deficiency
Ever since the COVID pandemic, there has been a significant change in the way medical staff use medical devices. Medical devices are...
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Oriana Tolentino
Nov 28, 20214 min read
How Racism is Embedded in the Healthcare System
With frequent news coverage regarding police brutality targeting African Americans as well as hate crimes inflicted on Asian Americans,...
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Ashlyn Southerland
Sep 19, 20213 min read
Medical Misdiagnoses: Impacts Throughout Communities
Imagine this: You went to the doctor to inquire about a solid, painless, enlarged lymph node that you’ve had on your neck for the past...
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Aprile Bertomo
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Money and Human Health?
When one thinks of pursuing a career in the medical field, they might immediately think about taking a variety of science classes and...
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Rebecca Ince
Jun 27, 20214 min read
Imposter Syndrome and its Effect on Medical Practice
Imposter syndrome, better known as imposter phenomenon, is by dictionary definition, “the persistent inability to believe that one's...
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Sejal Kaushik
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Vaccine Hesitancy
2020 was a dark year for many of us. From the rapid shutdown of schools to the eerie lack of people on the street, the COVID-19 pandemic...
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