Bridging the Healthcare Gap:
The PriMed Blog
The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it.
— Hippocrates
Drugs: When Are They Safe and When Are They Not?
The simple answer: they are never safe. In 2017 alone, nearly 20 million adults in the U.S. struggled with problems associated with substance use disorder: 20 MILLION. I’m not emphasizing this fact to bring attention to it because we as a society have been making steps in the right direction, but rather I’m emphasizing it because addiction isn’t just a political issue for people to argue about on the news: it’s a serious medical concern, like cancer or dementia.R
Ayurvedic Herbs: Medicine or Voodoo?
Sophomore year, midterms were creeping up on us and our research teacher announced our biggest research project of the year. We had to work with partners and use the techniques we learned in class to research antibacterial properties. Of what you may ask? Well that was up to us.
Cardiac Arrest: What We Can Do To Lower The Risk
Mother Teresa, Michael Jackson, Christopher Reeve and Damar Hamlin. All these celebrities share one thing in common: they all suffered a cardiac arrest. However, in the case of Hamlin, he was able to not only miraculously survive but also make a full recovery from his cardiac arrest during a game. One might wonder how only Hamlin was able to survive. It wasn’t his luck;
911 Calls: From a High Schooler
You really wouldn't think the state would let high schoolers respond to 911 calls. But they do. I myself have the privilege of being one of those highschoolers. As a volunteer in my local first aid squad, I have the privilege and responsibility of being able to respond to emergencies. I get a glimpse into the world of medicine all while being just 17. Not many people can say that.
Book Review Corner: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
In all honesty, this isn’t the kind of book I would naturally pick up. It’s non-fiction and it’s not even the story kind – more like the facts kind. But it had been a while since I ventured out from my general preference for books, and so after a little digging I found this book to be a comfortable step outside my comfort zone.
Diabetes Demystified: Everything You Need to Know
783 million. Let's visualize that. Take roughly one out of every group of 10 people on Earth. That’s how many people will have diabetes in 20 years. RIght now, the number isn’t much better. I’m sure that you all know multiple people with the condition. One of the most common conditions, yet very few truly know what it is. If I were to ask you right now how many types of diabetes there were, few of you may say 2 and few may say “there are different types?” In fact, there are 3 types of diabetes.