Healthcare Discrimination Leading to Family Separation: Devastating Impacts on Children

Over  437,000 children were removed from their homes in the last year. That staggering statistic acts as a sort of report card on the American legal system. While there are cases that warrant such extreme acts, plenty of issues should never have made it past a simple report.   This is especially true when it …

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The Potential of OpenAI and chatGPT: A Call for Responsible Regulation

Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has grown at an exponential rate. Many new advances are revolutionizing how we do everything, from writing a quick note to your colleagues to developing a new business plan that is 100% automated. While these advances are undoubtedly changing the world, we do need to look at …

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American Indigenous Communities: Struggles in Healthcare Access

There are over 5.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. These indigenous communities make up roughly 2% of the total population, with 14 different states holding more than 100,000 residents with this background.   That is a significant population considering these were widely considered to be the first residents of our country long …

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The Hidden Biases in Medicine: Why Do Black Men Fare Worse After Surgery 

The point of surgery is to create both life-saving and life-altering benefits for patients needing a more invasive solution to many of the everyday health issues we experience today. Sounds like a win-win scenario.   Surgeons spend years perfecting their skills, and citizens receive the exceptional care that extends their years or quality of life.  …

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While ChatGPT Can Write Medical Articles, It Will Not Replace Medical Professionals (Written By ChatGPT)

As technology continues to evolve, it’s natural for people to wonder about the impact it will have on various industries. One industry that has been affected in recent years is healthcare, particularly in the area of medical writing. Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms like ChatGPT have become increasingly sophisticated, making it possible for them …

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How Covid, Flu, and Other Respiratory Viruses are Creating Serious Backups at Hospitals

As we begin to prepare for the upcoming year, you’d think our society would celebrate a collective sigh of relief from lower Covid numbers and more precise preventative medicines. Unfortunately, the opposite is occurring, and few are paying attention.    Over the past 10 weeks, more than 150,000 flu-related hospitalizations and deaths have occurred across the …

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Impact Of Covid-19 On Women in Academic Medicine

The COVID-19 epidemic affected individuals all over the world, health-wise, socially, and economically well-be, with women bearing much of this burden. Since they make up over 70% of the medical workforce, women are mostly in charge of leading the health response teams, putting them at a higher risk for infection. At the same time, women are …

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Racial Disparities in IVF Treatments & Prenatal Care

For decades, public research has proven time and time again that minority groups experience higher rates of illness and death across a wide range of health conditions. Whether diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthma, or heart disease – people of color are more prone to deal with the financial, emotional, and health repercussions of life-limiting illness. The same is …

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Psychological Safety in Academic Medicine

Medical education has produced defining concepts to maximize psychological safety in the learning environment. While numerous studies have examined the negative effects of the social, verbal, physical, and sexual harassment experienced by medical students (Amarin et al., 2017), alongside students’ well-being (Eckleberry, et al., 2017; Bynum, et al., 2019). This emphasis on the frequent absence …

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