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  If you overhear someone saying they were aggressively told on the job, “Why don’t you bring your p—y over here and sit on my face,” you might make certain presumptions about that woman’s occupation. However, if you then learned this woman was a nurse, and was told this by a patient whose family later […]

While statistics may have warned you about the top five diseases killing Americans today, numbers 6 through 10 might not be as obvious to you. Our last post focused on the top 5 leading causes of death in the United States today, and this post aims to continue this discussion by highlighting the next five

Though the United States is renowned as one of the most medically advanced nations in the world, the diseases most frequently responsible for the deaths of Americans have remained consistent for at least the past five years, and have been plaguing the country for at least the past fifty.[1] Just ten causes are responsible for

As described in our last post, obesity is a condition affecting more and more Americans yearly, and the reality of its impact upon healthcare functionality must be faced. Bariatric patients face many severe barriers to quality care, particularly when it comes to emergency medical services, radiology needs, and surgery. In this second article, we now

The CDC reports that over a third (36.5%) of the adults in the United States are obese.[1] One of the most serious health problems this century faces, obesity is responsible for some of the leading causes of preventable death in the U.S., including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes, and some kinds of cancer.[2] While

Being sued for malpractice is far more common for physicians than you may think; one Medscape survey found that 59% of respondents had been named in a malpractice suit least once.[1] Who exactly are these doctors, what specialties are more susceptible to malpractice suits, and where are they most frequently occurring? This piece aims to

We encounter mold much more frequently on a daily basis than you may think; it’s not only the unfortunate blemish on old bread or that slime on the shower tiles you keep forgetting to clean, it’s also in the air and on many surfaces around us.[1] While many molds are not poisonous, there are toxigenic

Intramuscular injections are required by even the healthiest of individuals, whose most frequent encounters with medical professionals are often focused on the need of these treatments in the form of flu shots or other basic immunizations. IM injections are crucial for ease of administration day-to-day usage because they allow medication to be absorbed into the

Childbirth, one of the most anticipated and anxiety-inducing medical experiences possible, has thankfully become much less terrifying due to modern medicine; between 1915 and 1997, the infant mortality rate declined to 90%, and the maternal mortality rate declined to almost 99% in the U.S.[1] However, fears regarding the event are still pervasive, and for good

  As sited by the Institute of Medicine in a 2012 report, the average elderly patient sees seven physicians across four different practices each year.[1] Additionally, IOM reports that the average surgery patient is seen by 27 different healthcare providers while at the hospital, and for a single patient undergoing a procedure, the intricate network