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Cover Image: In the current age, social media has become a main platform for human interaction. We have to think deeply about whether it contributes to a better world. (Source: Pixabay, jmexclusives) On the 28th of October, Mark Zuckerberg revealed Facebook’s new name: Meta. Some heralded this move as the dawn of an effort to …
Cover Image: Melanoma in a skin biopsy with H&E stain.. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, KGH) Melanomas, like most cancers, result from genetic mutations that effect cell cycle proteins, causing uncontrollable cell replication. These mutations can occur as a cell is replicating and differentiating from pluripotent cell lineages into more specialized forms. In melanomas, the onset of a …
This article was originally submitted to the Modern MD competition hosted by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS) and was recognized as an honorable mention. Abstract Society has historically relied on the binary division between women and men in nearly all aspects of society, from language and education to public policy and healthcare. Recently, …
Cover Image: Signs similar to this one have become increasingly prevalent over the past eighteen months, and they are not likely to be removed anytime soon as the pandemic rages on and mask mandates are maintained in many parts of the country. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, James Moore) Undoubtedly, the widespread implementation of masking policies as a …
Failures of Facial Recognition Amid Widespread Masking Read More »
Cover Image: A patient being prepared for radiation therapy. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Rhoda Baer) INTRODUCTION Something we should all be cognizant of is the lack of inclusivity in both cancer trials and in post-marketing drug sales. This is a problem which often owes to economic disparities: those with fewer resources have poorer health and well-being …
Understanding the Social Factors Affecting Cancer Therapy Read More »
Cover Image: A rural Metro ambulance in Memphis, Tennessee. Rural Metro is a fire protection and emergency medical service company originally founded due to lack of emergency response outside Phoenix, Arizona city limits. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Thomas Machnitzki) Over one sixth of the United States population lives in rural areas, but rural patients often have …
Investigating the Quality of Healthcare in Rural Areas Read More »
This article was originally submitted to the Modern MD competition hosted by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS) and was recognized as an honorable mention. Introduction: To serve their patients most equitably, medical practitioners need to understand how gender should help determine the care and treatment which people receive. Oftentimes, conditions present differently depending …
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender: The Case for Expanding the Autistic Phenotype Read More »
This article was originally submitted to the Modern MD competition hosted by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS) and was recognized as an honorable mention. Abstract Healthcare practitioners have a responsibility to adhere to ethical guidelines during all medical procedures. But in certain cases, these guidelines are breached. Medical overtreatment is such a case. …
Medical Overtreatment in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions Read More »
Cover Image: This image displays the differences between a normal brain and the brain of someone with Alzheimer’s disease on a PET scan. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, NIH) Alzheimer’s Disease is one of the most prevalent degenerative neurological diseases within the human population. It is one of the most common causes of dementia and involves a …
Cover Image: Blood sample of a patient infected by the Ebola virus. (Source: Public Domains Pictures, ChiccoDodiFC) Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often lethal infection caused by Ebola virus. Ebola victims present with symptoms such as an acute hemorrhagic fever, severe headache, weakness, and fatigue (Jacob et al., 2020). EVD epidemics typically start …