Ethics

Marion Panis

Jun 18, 2020
2 min

Racial Disparities In Healthcare

While law enforcement and government officials face major scrutiny for discrimination, not many people recognize the racial disparity also e

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Marion Panis

Jun 18, 2020
2 min

Mental Health of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The rising number of COVID-19 cases and the severity of their symptoms has given health care workers the fundamental responsibility to treat

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Kate Eunice Lorenzo

Dec 2, 2019
2 min

The Ethical Implications and Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide

Toward the final stages of terminal illness, the physician’s focus shifts from lengthening their patient’s lifespan to making them the most

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Tiffany Chu

May 14, 2019
3 min

Gene Therapy

Before the discovery of DNA only seventy years ago, researchers and physicians alike had no idea how to tackle genetic disorders. Now,...

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Sudharshan Achalu

May 14, 2019
2 min

Gene Editing: Our Moral Savior?

In November of 2018, a chinese researcher named He Jiankui brought the first genetically edited human embryos to life. These twins, Nana...

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Minnie Luu

May 12, 2019
2 min

Sexual Assault in the Healthcare Industry

With the rise of the #MeToo Movement, in which victims of sexual assault raise awareness about its rampant presence in the workplace,...

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Anaamika Campeau

Feb 17, 2019
4 min

The Forgotten Frontier: Dwindling Healthcare Access in Rural America

Health in America When we consider inequity in American healthcare, what comes to mind? As a society, we are aware of separate and...

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Daniel Naranjo Sampson

Feb 11, 2019
2 min

Self-Diagnosis

The threat of disease carries psychological weight. This causes many people to use the internet as a research tool in their healthcare....

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Ramola D. Baviskar

Jul 9, 2016
3 min

ADHD Diagnosis

ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and is marked by regular periods of inattention and hyperactivity. Its causes...

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The Quandary of Organ Distribution

February 06, 2016 Farwa Feroze

The doctors felt they had no choice; they could not give this five-month-old baby a new heart, thus decreasing his life expectancy to only a few more months. This special baby, Maverick, was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that could not be improved even after two failed surgeries. Maverick and millions of other people with disabilities do not qualify for organ transplants for different reasons.

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The Covert Repercussions of Health Promotion

June 09, 2016 Farwa Feroze

“Don’t kill yourself and us too.”

“Chances are he won’t stay with you. What happens to me?”

When we find ourselves standing in front of a health promotion advertisement, we often only consider the message. What is the campaign promoting against?