Patisiran to treat hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR)
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Fake news and vaccine hesitancy
Everyone enjoys the summer days when the sun shines and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Some choose to soak in the sun, many use sunscreen, and others, well, burn. Clothing, sun-avoiding behaviors, and sunblock are methods that offer sun protection, yet many individuals fail to implement any. Various scientific studies reveal data on
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How to amputate a phantom limb
After an amputation, it is quite common that patients experience a vivid perception that their limb is still present. In fact, roughly 80 percent of patients report pain from the phantom limb. According to neurologist Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandran of the University of California, San Diego, within the first few weeks status-post an amputation, many patients
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Thermal Insulation Through Optimum Disorder
The fundamental principles of thermal conduction are outlined by Fourier’s Law. This law states that the rate of heat transfer via conduction through a material is directly proportional to that material’s thermal conductivity (k), cross-sectional area, and temperature gradient. Just as a pressure gradient is the driving force behind any fluid transport, a temperature gradient,
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The search for the Midas touch
For centuries, alchemists, ancient forerunners of chemists, set out to transmute one element into another. This prospect attracted people of a variety of different professions from miners to natural philosophers to goldsmiths. Even physicians of ancient times grew interested in alchemy, as many saw the biochemical reactions within the human body as transmutational processes. Today,
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Pigs: The solution to organ shortages?
Since the first successful kidney transplant in 1954, human-to-human organ transplantation has remained the best method of treatment for most patients with late-stage organ failure. Although medicine has rapidly advanced since 1954 — including innovations from the insulin pump to CT scans — the fundamental problem of allotransplantation has yet to be resolved: the number
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Why are hospitals losing money during a pandemic?
With cases surpassing two million nationwide, hospitals and healthcare systems across the country have stepped up to meet the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19. Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers courageously serve those weakest while risking it all — reusing personal protective equipment (PPE), taking up additional shifts, and often living in hotels or garages in
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