Anesthesia: Paving the Way to Modern Surgery
by Nicholas Magnin New technology is rapidly progressing. Medicine, in particular, has made significant advancements in recent centuries. The luxury of treating complex medical conditions has contributed to worldwide life expectancies skyrocketing from approximately 30 years old up to 70 years old, more than doubling since the 1800s [1]. Currently, Americans have an average of…
Beyond the Clock
By Anna Mossing Isolation stems from a feeling of disconnect, where a physical or emotional distance is often observed. Yet, what about a rhythmic separation? How do you feel when daylight savings occurs? Or when you deplane from a cross-country red-eye flight? The human body is governed by a circadian rhythm. When your internal clock…
Love, Science and the Price of Genius
By Margaret Zendzian 1875-1896: Life Before Einstein Everyone knows who Albert Einstein was, from his wacky tongue photo to his famous equation E=mc2. But were his achievements entirely his own? Opinion is divided on the history of Einstein’s work. Many say Mileva Marić, his lesser-known first wife, could have played a large role in his…
Health in the Rio Grande Valley
By Jmjosh90 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83933420 At the southernmost tip of Texas, there is a sunny and humid area called the Rio Grande Valley (aka the Valley), which is made up of Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron counties. Originally, the Valley was a prosperous agricultural center in the 1970s due to irrigation…
Stem Cells: Unique, Controversial, and Full of Opportunity
By Lillian Mergen It is the stem cell’s ability to become any other type of cell that makes it unique, controversial, and full of opportunity – The Mayo Clinic Imagine you are a painter. In front of you, there is a blank canvas and all the materials and skills you need to create something new.…
Involuntary Hospitalization: Autonomy vs. Beneficence
A new perspective on the risks of stealing a patient’s freedom to choose their own treatment and future. By Piper Lin Anna is your average college student. Like many students, she is heavily involved in her school work and extracurricular activities, both academic and leisure. One difference is that Anna suffers from severe mental illness.…
The Man Behind the Man
By Halee Lott The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers are two books you are probably familiar with. But what most people don’t know is that the author of these two very famous books, published in 1846 and 1844, respectively, is Black. If you gasped, then you were not the only one. I…
Childbirth Behind Bars
By Noelle Shorter You jolt out of sleep in the middle of the night with severe back pain. You feel your abdomen tightening and aching and remember, “I’m almost 9 months pregnant. I must be going into labor!” You frantically wake up your partner, grab the hospital bag you prepared 5 months ago, and rush…
Byrd v. Marion General Hospital: A Precedent-Setting Case on Nursing Liability
By Alexys King It’s January 22nd, 1929. Mrs. Alice Byrd had justgiven birth to a baby boy four days prior. Alice should have been the pictureof a perfect new mom: exhausted, but happy and content with her life. Instead,she had suffered severe third-degree burns, and her skin had sloughed off, causingpermanent damage. Alice received these…
Trailblazers of The United States: Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Over the past 150 years the role of women in American society has changed drastically. Women have gained the right to vote, fought for equal rights and representation, and made other great strides towards equality. Today, women still do not have equal representation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), including in the medical field.…
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