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23andUs
DNA, the genetic code that lays the foundation for a person’s health, mental abilities, and personality traits, is a fundamental building...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


Medical Volunteerism
“Students take the college of medicine to new heights,” reads a Michigan State University’s College of Medicine travel brochure, boasting...
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Nov 13, 20195 min read


Biohacking: Brain or Body?
“Biohacking” is an evolving trend in which people change their food and lifestyle habits to take advantage of biological mechanisms and...
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Apr 22, 20193 min read


Time for a Check-Up: Reconsidering Physician Reimbursement Rates
The financial state of the U.S. healthcare system is decidedly unhealthy. For a country that prides itself on market-based efficiency,...
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Apr 20, 20194 min read


Hospital Chargemasters Are Not Transparent Enough
The rising cost of healthcare in the United States is old news, with spending projected to increase over five percent annually until...
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Apr 20, 20193 min read


Could Russian Aggression Solve Ukraine’s Vaccine Crisis?
Ever since Edward Jenner’s smallpox vaccine gained traction in the early 19th century, vaccination has formed the bedrock of public...
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Jun 28, 20185 min read


Crunch Time: Constructing a Nation-wide Health Database
Data science has recently matured into an industry-changing discipline, driven by exponentially growing computing power, data, and wildly...
chiefofstaff1
Mar 17, 20185 min read


A Chronic Condition: Racism is bleeding into doctor-patient relationships.
The United States has the highest per-capita spending on health care of any nation in the world, it is home to some of the world’s best...
chiefofstaff1
May 1, 20157 min read


When Supplements Kill: Vitamins and the FDA
Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This...
chiefofstaff1
Mar 21, 20155 min read
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