The Why’s
I will always remember my first mountain rescue. We moved very quickly immediately after we received the call at the station. The rescue was…
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“Alexa, order my medication”
Last year, Amazon became the second publicly traded American company (following Apple) to hit over $1 trillion dollars in value.[1] According to the New York…
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How can I help and should I?: A perspective on emergency situations as a future physician
Two Saturdays ago, my wife and I were driving home from an event in Scottsdale at 1 pm. I had bent down to pick…
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Advances in Diabetes Treatment: From Gila Monsters to Cone Snails
Medical advances can come from the most unlikely places. Nowhere is this more apparent than trends in diabetes management. Since 2005 the FDA has…
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What’s The Deal With CBD?
Remarkably, Marijuana is legal in the United States, even with its classification as a Schedule I drug. With two-thirds of states passing legislation to…
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Musculoskeletal Stem and Stromal Cell Engineering
Musculoskeletal traumatic injuries are some of the leading causes of morbidity and disability worldwide. There is an increasing prevalence of post-traumatic and degenerative pathologies…
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CRISPR-Cas9 and Human Germline Gene Editing
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool that has been the subject of considerable ethical debate since researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou used…
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Reducing Mortality from Penetrating Trauma with Non-Medical Transport
The world of emergency medicine has long held the view of the “Golden Hour” when it comes to patients with traumatic injuries. That is,…
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Medical Ethics: November Response and January Question
November Response: Last issue, we discussed a difficult decision made by a family in regards to donation of their stillborn child. Let’s review: You…
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Trending now: Universal Health Coverage from the World Stage to National Health Reform
One day before the end of the open enrollment period to gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal judge ruled the…
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