EnChroma Glasses: When Less Is More for the Color Blind
In this issue of The Differential, we have the opportunity to explore two meanings of the term “hacking” as they pertain to the medical…
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Medjacking: Hacking Medical Devices
From smartphones to thermostats, watches to vehicles, the modern world is increasingly connected to the Internet—the so-called Internet of Things [1]. What is now…
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Student Advising 101
As many of you know, Dr. Susan Kaib took a new position this year in student advising. Dr. Kaib, a recipient of the Gold…
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Re-Routing a Faulty Pump
Congenital heart disease is a fascinating field that incorporates embryology, physiology, pathology, pediatrics, medicine, and interventions. The healthy human heart develops in utero through…
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R E S P E C T: All I’m Askin’ Is for a Little Respect…for Primary Care Physicians
Growing up, I never planned to become a physician. As a relatively healthy child, I assumed all doctors were functionally the same as the…
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The Highs and Lows of Medicine
Seeing the beginning of a new life is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Having to tell a mother that the new…
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Yá’át’ééh Shimá
“No ifs, ands, or buts” is a common phrase used to assess the cognitive function of elderly patients who present with signs of dementia—but…
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Looking Closely At Medical Apartheid
(Trigger warning: though accurate, some of the material discussed in this piece describes medical violence that some readers may find upsetting) In research, there…
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Regeneration of Cardiac Muscle Following Heart Attack Using BMCs
Most people are aware of the strong correlation between obesity and heart disease. With obesity becoming an ever-growing problem in the United States, an…
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Public Policy: Beyond Your Scope of Practice or Part of Your Duty?
I remember the moment when I first decided that I wanted to be a physician. I was five, and I was walking out of…
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