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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 pathogens. This resistance means that infections caused by these microorganisms are harder to treat, …

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 startup, to meteoric heights. Over fourteen years, Theranos duped the public to raise over …

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 just four, her father took her and her nine siblings to live on their …

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 professionals use artificial intelligence? Pro An understaffed industry It's no surprise that the healthcare …

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 wiped out by now, right? Well, not quite. Anthony Randall, a barber from Los …