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Amina Khan
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Cultural Humility In US Healthcare
Communication between physicians and patients presents an issue for one in five individuals receiving healthcare in the United States...
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Kestrel Jacobs
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Venus Figurines
You cannot trust me. That’s the first thing you need to know when I walk in the room. My breasts belay the inherent instability of my...
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Synnie Cao
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Uninsured, Sick, and Afraid: Realities of Undocumented Immigrants
In recent years, the idea of universal health care has gained global momentum, with many countries adopting this model as a national...
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Christopher John Arroyo
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Federal Versus State Long-Term Care Funding
Everyone is aging, but not everyone fully utilizes programs such as Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid that most people pay into. In...
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Evelyn Kim
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Early Integration of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies on Stroke Patients’ Recovery
On my first day at the hospital, the letters “CVA” were written across the nursing assistant sheet in the diagnosis box. I asked the...
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Austin Grattan
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
How Gen Z Can Make A Difference in Healthcare
As Gen Z starts entering the professional workforce and acquiring political positions, their progressive and critical views of the US...
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Ella Yitzhaki
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
Midterms Moment: a “Post-Covid World” Needs a Public Option
As with every election year, the 2022 midterm elections will inevitably return to the debate on the future of American healthcare....
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Esha Pisipati
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
Injustices in the Justice System
500%. That is the increase of prisoners in the US prison system over the last 40 years, totaling two million people (The Sentencing...
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Canyon Cross
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Insane Buildup to Medicare and Medicaid
In today's highly publicized debate around the notion of universal healthcare in America, one could think that it is a relatively new...
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Jerome Dovan
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Polypharmacy: a growing issue facing elderly patients
In the world of healthcare, less can be more. Following increasing investments and progress in pharmaceutical drug development, patients...
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Nathaniel Salgado
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
The Two Percents: Disparities in Medical Malpractice Trials
Heart-warming stories of miracle babies’ triumphs over sickle cell disease, nephritis being magically cured overnight, or patients...
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Chris Cizmeciyan
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Monopolistic Prescription Drug Price Practices
The perverse increased cost of prescription drugs in the United States by drug manufacturers harms people, especially when they are most...
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Gina Lombardo
- Jun 30, 2022
- 4 min
The Hindrance of Healthcare IT
Industries are constantly being revolutionized by the implementation of new technologies which aim to improve efficiency and deliver...
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Synnie Cao
- Jun 30, 2022
- 4 min
The Rise of Illicit Fentanyl: A Silent Killer
Amid the rising opioid epidemic in the United States, there looms a silent killer ravaging the lives and families of individuals...
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Amina Khan
- May 16, 2022
- 4 min
The Case for Scheduled Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants with End-Stage Renal Disease in US
Undocumented immigrants in the United States basically have to wait until they are on the brink of death to receive care for renal...
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Erli Jessica Tang
- Nov 22, 2021
- 6 min
Advancements in Hospital Price Transparency: Overcoming a Barrier in He
At some point, most people have encountered the frustrating obscurity of hospital billing. Hospitals often cannot provide cost estimates...
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Christine Kim
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Effectiveness of “Choosing Wisely Campaigns” in the USA
In 2017, healthcare costs reached a record high of $3.5 trillion, or $10,739 per person [1]. The Institute of Medicine estimates that 8%...
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Cathy Shi
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
CVS Caremark: Inconvenient Prescription Refills
In today’s digital age, almost anything can be ordered online and delivered to your front door. We don’t even have to step outside to get...
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Athira Lalu
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Syrian Healthcare Crisis: ‘Brain Drain’ and Attack on Healthcare Workers
Dr. Media Rasheed, a fourth-year resident specializing in hematology, was convinced by many family members that she was in imminent...
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