Transferring a Life
It looked like a fish out of water. I have never been fishing, but in movies the fish’s mouth puckers while it gasps for…
Read MoreIt looked like a fish out of water. I have never been fishing, but in movies the fish’s mouth puckers while it gasps for…
Read MoreMy experience with disabilities started with my family. My grandmother had cataracts, macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis from age 70, and two full hip replacements…
Read MoreA Personal Reflection
The physician-patient relationship is the bedrock of medical practice and humanity. Humanity is “compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition.” It includes the idea…
Read MoreWhen I was applying to medical school, many people told me to make sure that my application reflected that medical school would not be…
Read MoreImogen Arate
Culture and medicine can serve as reflections of each other. As societal changes affect conceptions of health and illness, it is important to explore…
Read MoreHead Horns and Other Myths
Cell phones seem to be one of the many boogeymen of modern society; they can be blamed for almost everything. Exasperated adults often lament…
Read MoreThe United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that global warming will likely reach the 1.5° C critical threshold by 2030….
Read MorePaul Kang is a statistician for the University of Arizona College of Public Health and the College of Medicine – Phoenix and belongs to…
Read MoreGlobal Health through Coffee
As I prepared to check my patient’s eyes with my ophthalmoscope, I couldn’t help but notice the worn pair of scratched eyeglasses clutched in …
Read MoreI’m writing this article as I finish up Commissioned Officer Training for the U.S. Air Force. This five-week long training course has represented a…
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