Current Changes in Health Policy
As always, he American Healthcare system is always changing. This is an update of some of the policy changes that have occurred in healthcare in the past month and what they mean for you. As we all may know, the…
As always, he American Healthcare system is always changing. This is an update of some of the policy changes that have occurred in healthcare in the past month and what they mean for you. As we all may know, the…
According to anthropologist Phillips Stevens, the definition of “cult” changed in the 1970s, after Charles Manson’s commune committed a multitude of murders. The definition developed negative, satanic connotations as the perceived danger of cults started to spread throughout the United…
Super gonorrhea threat – it's a public health crisis that is on the horizon David C. Harvey There have been reports of cases of gonorrhea in the United Kingdom where the strain is resistant to all the antibiotics normally used…
At the end of the 19th century, medicine had evolved into a highly respected, scientific endeavor. The standard of medicine was marked by the ‘whiteness’ of physicians’ white coats, representing the purity of medicine.[1] In 1993, the Arnold P. Gold…
Coffee requires cancer warning, California judge rules Associated Press While science is still trying to answer the question of whether or not coffee is bad for your health, one judge has already come to a verdict. Los Angeles Superior Court…
Brain development disorders in children linked to common environmental toxin exposures ScienceDaily After reviewing published evidence about endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), researchers at the Université Paris-Sorbonne have proposed that a host of environmental toxins such as pesticides and chemicals found in…
Every year the Center for the Study of Human Health hosts a booth at the Atlanta Science Festival. The topic and booth is conceived and built by a team of undergraduate students under the guidance of Human Health professor Dr.…
Can This Judge Solve the Opioid Crisis? Jan Hoffman Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the Northern District of Ohio wants to quickly settle more than 400 lawsuits against drug makers and distributors in wake of the national opioid crisis. Many…
Uber launches Uber Health, a B2B ride-hailing platform for healthcare Darrell Etherington Uber is launching Uber Health, which will help clinics, hospitals, and rehab centers more easily assign rides for their patients. This specific business line of Uber will not…
#MeToo in medicine: Women, harassed in hospitals and operating rooms, await reckoning Elizabeth Chuck Women who work in the medicine are coming forward about the sexual harassment that they experience in a "male dominated" field. Dr. Christina Jenkins discusses how…