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Diagnosis: Recurrent Ascites And Lower Extremity Edema In A 67-Year Old Female, Lea Alfi
Diagnosis: Recurrent Ascites And Lower Extremity Edema In A 67-Year Old Female, Lea Alfi
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In this clinical vignette, a third year medical student explores what may be ailing a 67-year old woman with ascites and lower extremity edema.
Social Networking Tools In The Modern Era Of Human Rights Protection, Odessa Balumbu, Richard Fazio, Mera Geis, Michael Karsy
Social Networking Tools In The Modern Era Of Human Rights Protection, Odessa Balumbu, Richard Fazio, Mera Geis, Michael Karsy
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Human rights are fundamental liberties that should be guaranteed to all human beings. These include things such as access to education and health care, food security, freedom from persecution and access to shelter, safety and security. Human rights promotion and international development have become popular philanthropic efforts and new technology is helping younger generations participate more easily. Whether through activism, fundraising or volunteering, there are many ways to make a difference. Pro- moting the awareness of and access to human rights is a job everyone can and should be a part of.
Sitting Down With Dr. John Weg: Pulmonary Medicine Pioneer, Jenny Lam, Edward Hurley
Sitting Down With Dr. John Weg: Pulmonary Medicine Pioneer, Jenny Lam, Edward Hurley
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Recently, the Quill & Scope’s Jenny Lam and Edward Hurley spoke with pulmonary medicine pioneer Dr. John Weg, Class of 1959, about his career, medicine in general and his time at New York Medical College.
Another Look: Medical Cooperation And The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Danielle Masor
Another Look: Medical Cooperation And The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Danielle Masor
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The Shell, Jordan Roth
Antidepressants Misrepresented, Steve Rockoff
Antidepressants Misrepresented, Steve Rockoff
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In a January 2010 study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, investigators determined that for patients who had less than “very severe depression”, antidepressants have no measurable effect on de- pressive symptoms when compared to placebo. This resounding statement was widely circulated by every major national media outlet. If true, it has powerful implications for the millions of Americans who are currently prescribed antidepressants. The commentary at hand highlights several glaring flaws in the design and conclusions of these researchers’ meta-analysis, in an attempt to portray their findings in a less alarming and more realistic light.
Resident, Navid Shams
An Examination Of Three Model Healthcare Delivery Systems, Gavin Stern
An Examination Of Three Model Healthcare Delivery Systems, Gavin Stern
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The United States is just now beginning its journey into a universal healthcare delivery system. On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010” (H.R. 4872), which completed the work of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (H.R. 3590) signed on March 23, 2010. The effects of this legislation are phased in over the course of this new decade, but the final product is far from certain. Implementation could be legislated away with one election cycle. This article examines three model healthcare delivery systems that the United States could look …
Homeopathy, Charles Volk
Homeopathy, Charles Volk
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For the first 50 years of NYMC's history, the school taught a form of medicine called 'homeopathy'. What is this form of medicine and what would it be like to go to a homeopathic medical school? The author shares his experiences in the world of alternative medicine and the time he spent in a homeo- pathic academy learning about energy medicine, impossibly diluted compounds, how the germ theory is wrong, how science is incorrect, and how miasms are at the core of all human suffering.
Our Valhalla: Thirty-Eight Years Of The ’New’ Nymc, Gavin Stern
Our Valhalla: Thirty-Eight Years Of The ’New’ Nymc, Gavin Stern
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“Our Valhalla” describes the history of the New York Medical College Valhalla campus, now nearly 40 years old. The article details how the campus evolved into its present form, including events leading to the closing of Flower & Fifth Avenue Hospital. Research for this article included consultation with fac- ulty, articles from the New York Times, and archived yearbooks. Photographs were collected from the Health Sciences Library and are interspersed throughout the issue.
Telemedicine Management Of Diabetics In An Underserved Community, J. Paul Nielsen, Pranav Mehta
Telemedicine Management Of Diabetics In An Underserved Community, J. Paul Nielsen, Pranav Mehta
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Information technology via telemedicine offers the potential for cost-effective and active management of type 2 diabetes mellitus for people in high-risk underserved communities such as Harlem, NY and the Bronx, NY. Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications technology for medical diagnostic, monitor- ing, and therapeutic purposes to communicate information instantaneously from one location to another, such as from a patients’ home to a hospital. We compared the baseline Hemoglobin A1C levels to the levels recorded after the patient was enrolled in the Housecalls telemedicine program for at least 3 months. The initial results indicate that the Housecalls program is effective …
Can Cycles Of Neddylation And Deneddylation Provide Points For Possible Therapeutic Intervention?, Nadia Nocera
Can Cycles Of Neddylation And Deneddylation Provide Points For Possible Therapeutic Intervention?, Nadia Nocera
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Neddylation plays a critical role in proteosomal degradation and the progression of the cell cycle. Inter- fering with the process of neddylation and deneddylation could provide points of therapy by promoting cell death or cell cycle arrest in cells that are undergoing rapid proliferation, such as in tumors. The cy- cle of neddylation and deneddylation is essential for cellular processes, and if it is inhibited or amplified in some way, this may disturb the proliferation of tumor and with further research, it may be used as a target for cancer therapy.
A Lesson From Iran: Improving Rural Primary Health Care In The United States, Navid Shams
A Lesson From Iran: Improving Rural Primary Health Care In The United States, Navid Shams
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In 1979, about a third of Iran’s population was living in rural areas that were mostly out of contact with health services. In the times of change that followed the revolution, primitive infrastructure and lack of resources challenged the development of a rural primary health care program. Successful implementa- tion of novel techniques, such as the use of front line health workers, led to political commitment, the program’s expansion, and much improved health status indicators. The program is now considered the foremost example among rural primary care systems. Consequently, Iranian experts have recently begun aiding in the development of a …
For Only A Moment, Daniel Weintraub
Life Fuel, Alanna Chait
It's Gonna Be All Right, Linda Demello
Women In Medicine, Marissa Friedman
Women In Medicine, Marissa Friedman
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The 150th Anniversary of New York Medical College inspires a reflective look into the journey of women in medicine. In a time when women did not receive the same rights as men, a few courageous women pushed to open the field of medicine for all to study. One of these women, Dr. Clemence Sophia Lozier, founded the first women’s medical school in New York City, New York Medical College for Women. In 1918 this school became incorporated into the original New York Medical College, to be- come the co-ed school known today. Despite small growth in the numbers of women …
Planck Versus Poe: Scientific And Poetic Approaches, Anita Kelkar
Planck Versus Poe: Scientific And Poetic Approaches, Anita Kelkar
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P A M Dirac wrote that "In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by every- one, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite." Dirac's quote con- fronts us with the question: Do both the scientific and poetic approaches ultimately enjoy equal success in expanding human knowledge?
Medamorphosis, Andrei Kreutzberg
Njinga, Stuart Mackenzie
Njinga, Stuart Mackenzie
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This piece is based upon my experiences over the course of 18 months in Lusaka, Zambia with the Cen- ter for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). I worked with patients in HIV/AIDS clinics across the country, coordinating community health initiatives and assisting in small business develop- ment for HIV support groups. In this setting, the limits and discrepancies in access to health care, nutri- tion, employment and education were stark and sobering, but it wasn’t necessary to venture into the heart of a compound to witness the risk factors faced by most Zambians. A simple commute to work was …
Cancer Education And Awareness Program: Education And Its Role In The Prevention Of Cancer, Sukhpreet Singh
Cancer Education And Awareness Program: Education And Its Role In The Prevention Of Cancer, Sukhpreet Singh
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As U.S. healthcare accelerates into an era of science fiction, we find that most diseases are treatable via technological intervention. This has, unfortunately, reduced the role of the physician as the patient’s teacher and advocate in the clinical setting. The Cancer Education and Awareness Program attempts to tackle one of the worst diagnoses a patient can receive, and dispel the misconceptions the general popu- lation has about the prevention of disease. We do this by reaching out to high school students in the local community, and through the method of storytelling, we teach them the science behind the disease. This …
Vitality, Poonam Kaushal