What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the tendency for microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi to resist the effects of medications prescribed to treat those specific […]
History
Theranos: The $9 billion scar of the healthcare technology industry
Imagine a world where a single drop of blood could diagnose a multitude of conditions, revolutionizing healthcare forever. This was the promise that propelled Theranos, a Silicon Valley […]
History
Henrietta Lacks: an account
Born in August of 1920, Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman born in a poor tobacco farming family in Roanoke, Virginia. When Henrietta’s mother died when Henrietta was […]
Current Events / Debate
The usage of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry
With the advent of artificial intelligence, should the healthcare industry the recent technological advancements for the productivity of patient treatment? And if so, to what extent should medical […]
Current Events / Organ
Racial inequities within organ transplant waiting lists
Though racism pervades throughout the current world, it is often viewed as a deeply internal prejudice within certain individuals. Quantitative metrics disadvantaging people of color should have been […]