Authored by: Mary Wall Art by: Alex Song Introduction. There’s an age-old adage that goes something like “a new AI development a day, keeps future doctors away.” In a recent episode of Peter Diamandis’ Moonshots podcast, Elon Musk boldly claimed that attending medical school three years from now is “pointless,” implying that artificial intelligence will soon eclipse the need for human physicians. As an undergraduate aspiring to attend medical school, I found this rather concerning. So, I...

Authored by: Mary Wall Art by: Grace Liu In February, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration. Since assuming this role, he has generated considerable controversy [1]. Critics have targeted his funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health and his restructuring of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel [2]. Supporters have praised his efforts to limit processed foods in the American diet and enhance...