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Doing Research Changed my Understanding of Patients

Doing Research Changed my Understanding of Patients

Like many medical students across the country, I started medical school hoping to gain research experience. As students, we read research studies all the time, and I wanted to know how these results came about. What actually happens in the nitty gritty of planning and executing a research study? I didn’t have research experience coming into medical school but I wanted to become involved.…

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Cribbage board gradation gift!

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Painted some sidewalk. When in quarantine, crafting gets creative!

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Painted some sidewalk. When in quarantine, crafting gets creative!

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Tobacco 21

Today I want to talk about tobacco use. Currently, there is a national campaign aimed at increasing tobacco sales from age 18 to 21. This campaign, called “Tobacco 21” has successfully lead to an increase in age of sales across more than 485 cities and counties across 29 states in the USA since 2016. Some states are even enacting this policy on a statewide level.

Given that 18 year old are…

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Unexpected Side Effects

We all learn in school that drugs are bad. Many of us were in school during the years of the D.A.R.Ecampaign in the USA where we learned of the harrowing consequences of drugs and to “just say no.” Despite your feelings about drug education in our schools, it is clear to everyone that drugs can cause all sorts of problems. They can lead to risky behavior, physical health problems, increased risk…

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Dr. Rene Favaloro This month's Notable Name is Dr. Rene Favaloro. He is a well-known cardiovascular surgeon who is known as the…

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Medical Non-Fiction

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Today is a bit of a different discussion from my usual blog posts. I want to bring up another hobby of mine. In my “free time” (ie- commute to work, walking the dog, in the shower) I like to listen to audio books. My grandpa has been listening to audio books since before I can remember, so when I was looking for a way to fill my hour long commute as a scribe, I was inspired to give…

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Welcome to this month’s Notable Name! While previously this series was “Notable Name in Public Health,” I have decided to expand this series to include leaders in both the public …

Notable Name is back! This time I’ve decided to expand my posts to include people who have made significant contributions to either the field of public health or to medicine. I think it is important to recognize both! This post is dedicated to Dr. William Osler. Click the link to read more!

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Hello everyone! It has been a LONG break! My first year of medical school was hectic, but I learned so much. My first priority was mastering all of the material in both my medical classes and my pu…

Welcome back! I have had quite the hiatus as medical school and public health have taken up my time over the past year, but I’m excited to be back on the blog and sharing more with you! Click the link to see what’s new!

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Notable Name: Dr. William Osler Welcome to this month's Notable Name! While previously this series was "Notable Name in Public Health," I have decided to expand this series to include leaders in both the public health and medical fields.

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Welcome back!

Hello everyone!

It has been a LONGbreak! My first year of medical school was hectic, but I learned so much. My first priority was mastering all of the material in both my medical classes and my public health classes, so this blog took a bit of a back seat. But, I’m back! While I loved school, I missed writing for the blog and learning new things about diseases and historical people. Now that I’ve…

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What Do You Know About Adenovirus?

What Do You Know About Adenovirus?

The news has been filled with reports of 7 deaths in New Jersey related to adenovirus. According to CNN, this is related to an outbreak among “medically fragile” children at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. This virus may not be a familiar name to many of the public. Things like the flu, whooping cough, or chicken pox are well known illnesses, but adenovirus does not frequently…

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Alternatives to Meat

A new Missouri law prohibits food companies from marketing meat-alternative products as meat. This law applies to all meat substitutes such as soy based or plant based meat. Senate bill numbers 627 and 925specifically states, “Misrepresenting the cut, grade, brand or trade name, or weight or measure of any product, or misrepresenting a product as meat that is not derived from harvested production…

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Car Safety

In this day and age, most people have a driver’s license or regularly use a motor vehicle in the United States. Becoming 16 and getting your license is a right of passage among modern Americans. In order to become a driver, everyone must pass a driver’s safety test- and with good reason. The CDCstates that there were “22,441 passenger vehicle occupants died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in…

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