Can the WMA Physicians Pledge Update Improve Care Abroad?
A 2017 update to the World Medical Association Physician’s pledge added language on is-sues such as respect for patients’ dignity and respect between colleagues.
All articles by Alyssa Capel
The Changing Gender Breakdown of Internal Medicine
Study results showed that although the percentage of women in internal medicine residency programs increased, the number of those pursuing in subspecialty fellowships decreased.
Exploring Marital Status Bias in Cancer Treatment
Because unmarried patients are less likely to choose surgery or radiotherapy treatments over other interventions, researchers often speculate that those patients have less “fighting spirit” or that having a life partner would give them “more to live for.”
New Link Between Altered Microbiota and Cognitive Performance
Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease are endemic in the veteran population. These conditions — often associated with alcohol and substance use or obesity — can be exacer-bated by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In turn, PTSD is often linked with great-er mortality from chronic liver disease.
3D Printing: The New Frontier of Surgery?
Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio recently performed one of the first reported brain aneurysm repairs guided by preoperative and intraoperative use of a 3D-printed replica of the aneurysm.
The Value of Health Systems Science Education
The authors advocate for increased use of system-based practice in undergraduate and graduate medical school.
How Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Medical Education?
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology should result in an overhaul of medical school curricula.
How Should Artificial Intelligence Support Clinician Decision Making?
For decades, clinicians and researchers have been interested in seeing what role computers can play in complex clinical decision making.
Examining the Ethics of Organ Retransplantation for Undocumented Immigrants
There is an ongoing discussion in America about how undocumented immigrants both access and use health resources.
Strategies for Providing High-Quality Care to Undocumented Immigrants
Many healthcare professionals will see immigrant patients whose lives are profoundly impacted by immigration policies.
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