Can you handle a job where your mental resilience is tested every minute? Tens of millions of people do it worldwide, and their contributions help keep humanity on its feet. Nurses, physicians, therapists, healthcare workers, and more make up one of the most vital sections of society. Unfortunately, they also make up the part of […]
The Toughest Jobs In The World: Do You Have What it Takes to Be A Nurse? Read More »
The saying goes, “a dog is a man’s best friend.” This has been proven true; they were the first domesticated animals and have been by our side for thousands of years. Today, service dogs, in particular, are carefully selected and trained in highly specialized areas to assist people emotionally and physically. Many of these dogs
The Ethotest: A new screening process for service dogs Read More »
On a college campus populated by a fully vaccinated and COVID-cautious student body, having a coughing fit in the middle of a lecture feels like a crime against humanity. Such a fit is often followed by whispers of “it’s not COVID, I promise! I was just tested!” and attempts to reassure surrounding students that they
The super cold: Why this year’s cold and flu season feels like being hit by a bus Read More »
The metaphor “brokenhearted” is often loosely used to describe someone experiencing various levels of emotional distress. This term, however, is not always a metaphor. In the case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, more commonly known as broken heart syndrome, the heart rapidly weakens after undergoing extreme stress, causing people to suffer from a literal broken heart. In
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For thousands of years, philosophers and religions have tried to find hidden meaning in the trials and tribulations of human life. From Greek antiquity and early Hindu texts to Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, we have striven to answer this question: does our suffering have meaning? Many religions and schools of thought hold that hardships are necessary
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger How trauma can lead to psychological resilience Read More »
There’s a trail of red arrows extending along the carpeted floor toward a white tent with two openings, a trace of rubbing alcohol lingers in the air, and Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” is playing over the speakers dotted along the speckled tile ceiling when, suddenly, there are two faint thuds to the
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In a world where the COVID-19 pandemic is still continuing to fester, trying to find clinical experience is even tougher than usual. While these positions were already competitive prior to the pandemic, safety concerns over bringing even more bodies into clinical settings make them even more elusive than before. Yet, through all this, pre-med students
Shadowing during COVID-19: the fragile barrier between doctor and patient Read More »
Physicians must abide by the well-known ethics of the Hippocratic Oath: first, do no harm. One particular method of research, however, seems wholly counterintuitive to a doctor’s mission. Human challenge studies are a method of studying infectious diseases and their treatments by purposefully injecting a healthy participant with disease-causing microbes such as bacteria and viruses.
Morally permissible but problematic: The complex duality of human challenge studies Read More »
Rhythm, melody, and harmony. Each genre of music has its unique combination of pitch, tempo, and texture. Each person’s taste in music is extremely subjective, evoking different emotions and feelings. With so many moving parts, however, it is amazing how a single song can have universal effects on people. Often dubbed the “Mozart Effect,” Mozart’s
Music, mozart, and masking epilepsy Read More »