The University of Arizona College of Medicine ‒ Phoenix Student Publication
Prior to starting medical school, I seriously underestimated how often blood is utilized in the hospital. I previously imagined that blood was only needed…
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This past month I spent the majority of my time reviewing charts of patients who had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as part…
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What is the most feared injury for a baseball player? Is it a torn ulnar collateral ligament, often requiring Tommy John surgery? Or perhaps…
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Leonardo da Vinci is renowned as an artist, scientist, and inventor–a true Renaissance man. Famously known for painting works such as The Mona Lisa…
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The first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam of a live patient was performed on July 3, 1977.1 Since then, the MRI has become an…
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February: the month when stores explode in various shades of reds and pinks, heart-shaped chocolate boxes and candy hearts litter the shelves, and just…
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Week after week, my peers and I witness the countless inequities that people experiencing homelessness at each of our Street Medicine Phoenix service events…
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When we hear the words “lung cancer,” our minds immediately ask, “Did/does the patient smoke?” What do you as the physician, or maybe the…
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The treatment of intervertebral disc herniations vary widely, from conservative to invasive modalities. A common surgical procedure that is performed to manage this pathology…
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Of all the ways that our world has changed in recent years, perhaps no one aspect of our lives has changed more than our…
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