By Robin Guo, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week was marked by ground-breaking milestones in the fields of science and engineering, such as the awe-inspiring images of Pluto beamed from several billion miles away …
By Robin Guo, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week was marked by ground-breaking milestones in the fields of science and engineering, such as the awe-inspiring images of Pluto beamed from several billion miles away …
By David Valentine, MD
Peer Reviewed
In a busy week, here’s some world news highlights: After a month of dramatic drops in the Chinese markets, finances have begun to stabilize, but at the cost of many …
By Rina Mauricio, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past week saw the coming and going of one of the most significant and dreaded days of the year, at least within the healthcare …
By Olivia Begasse De Dhaem, MD
Peer Reviewed
According to the latest data from UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, war and persecution displaced a total of 59.4 million people in 2014, primarily in developing countries. …
By Arvind Reddy Devanabanda, MD
Peer Reviewed
Americans are anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell. In this case, the existence of federal subsidies for health insurance coverage in 34 states is …
By: Karin Katz, MD
This past week, American Pharoah won Belmont and was the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” won best play at the 69th annual …
By Samir Bhalla, MD
Peer Reviewed
Earlier this week, 14 individuals with ties to FIFA were indicted by US attorney general Loretta Lynch on charges of racketeering, corruption and conspiracy. A collaborative Swiss investigation remains underway to assess for corruption with regards to …
By: Arvind Reddy Devanabanda, MD
This week we are reminded of the costs of over-testing and over-diagnosis in Dr. Atul Gawande’s article “Overkill” published in the New Yorker. Six years later Dr. Gawande revisits the health care costs …