Health
The Musician’s Steroid: The Controversy Surrounding Beta Blockers
Imagine sitting in a concert hall listening to the melodious strains of a Brahms symphony. It only takes a single wrong note for the entire performance to quickly turn sour. The very fragility of performances places an incredible amount of pressure on musicians to constantly perform at their absolute best, and this pressure often causes [...]
The Economics of Healthcare Costs
Nestled within the University of Texas educational system, MD Anderson is one of the three original cancer centers as established by the National Cancer Act of 1971. The center is consistently highly ranked in cancer care internationally, and in the case of Sean Recchi, it was his choice in the treatment of his Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease: Dementia without a Cure
Alzheimer’s disease has become incredibly prevalent within the media in the past decade. A neurodegenerative disease afflicting nearly five and a half million people in the United States alone, Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the only top 10 cause of death that is currently untreatable. Alzheimer’s is [...]
Bilingualism and Immigrant Health: Primary Language Retention as Improving Health Status
Beginning in the 1920s, the Americanization movement sought to transform immigrants into “loyal Americans,” by imposing cultural norms and habits characteristic of the culturally dominant, native-born population of the United States on newcomers to American shores. Many immigrants, in hopes of being “accepted” by the mainstream culture, were happy to encourage such initiatives, and put pressures [...]
Corpsmen: The Appeal of Naval Healthcare
When you hear the term, “doc,” you commonly think of a doctor. However, when military men and women hear this term, you can expect that they are referring to a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman. If you were to ask an ordinary person walking on the street about military medicine, they would probably be clueless. Military [...]
Striving for Scientific Integrity
It is far too easy to alter and dismiss scientific findings because of political pressure. US policy continues to struggle with the integration of scientific integrity within national issues. A dedication to accurate reporting of findings, along with a promise of policy guided by science, is crucial to repairing a flawed system. At the Science [...]
Health Insurance Reform in Obama’s Affordable Care Act
After President Obama’s re-election, stakeholders in the healthcare industry have begun to realize that many of the reforms within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) are here to stay for the next four years and well beyond. The overarching goals of the legislation are to decrease the number of uninsured Americans [...]
Precarious Preparations: The Advent of Affordable Care
Arguably the most important and polarizing policy issue of the Obama administration’s first term, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 – known together as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – will define the president’s time in office for the next four years. The [...]
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