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Sexually Abusive Doctors

Almost every portrayal of doctors depicts them to be unequivocally good, and many people believe this portrayal. However, this belief has been under scrutiny recently. In light of the recent case against Dr. Larry Nassar, physicians and patients have started …
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Hospitals and Housing

In the past, healthcare has spent thousands of dollars on treating the homeless, and often times the hospitals are never paid for these treatments. Homelessness affects an individuals health and severely decreases their life expectancy. Stephen Brown, Director …
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Stem Cells and COPD

Currently, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of lung diseases that decrease the performance of the lungs and make it hard to breathe, is the third leading cause of death in the United States, yet many people who suffer from it go …
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Drunkorexia

It’s a fact that college students drink, and often in large quantities. Students are also quite familiar with the phenomenon of the “freshman 15,” the inevitable weight gain that comes along with the frequent consumption of alcohol. Studies show …
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Big Data and Healthcare (2018)

Big data is changing almost every aspect of modern-day life. Healthcare is one of the most recent adopters of big data collection and analytics. Paddy Padmanabhan, a healthcare IT expert and CEO of Damo Consulting, says over the past 10 years health records …
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Overdoing School Lockdown Drills

Due to the spike in school shootings over the last few years, people are becoming more concerned with the safety of students, teachers, and other individual’s on school campuses. Many schools have started taking cautionary measures by preparing students and …
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The Mystery of Anesthesia

Anesthesia is one of the most commonly used medical practices. It is used on patients who are undergoing surgery in order to make them unconscious for the duration of the procedure. Despite being a well used practice, doctors admit that they do not know how …
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