New Recommendations Released: How to Treat Postpartum
From infection to anxiety, new mothers face all kinds of health risks following childbirth. In the United States, more than 700 women die every year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth and more than 50,000 suffer from life-threatening complications. These numbers reveal the fact that the United States has one of the industrialized world’s worst maternal health records. In an effort to change these statistics, a task force...
Health Debate: Genetic Engineering and Modification
As technology continues to advance, it’s no surprise that a number of controversial technologies and practices has risen as well. At the top of the list usually sits genetic engineering and modification. While most people connect genetic engineering and modification with GMOs (genetically modified organisms), this process is opening the door too much more personal controversies. Examples include designer babies, which allow parents to...
Why are Physicians Hesitant to Recommend Marijuana?
Medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states and the District of Columbia and the majority of Americans support medicinal use. However, the medical community is still resisting this new legal medication despite the fact that it is legal in more than half the country. Each state with legal medical pot faces its own challenges in implementing a program. However, physician participation in medical marijuana programs is an issue across the...
The Link Between Genes and Depression
As scientists continue to make progress in decoding the human genome, we’re constantly getting closer to understanding the cause of some of the most common and uncommon illnesses. We’ve been able to pinpoint the location of defective genes which cause rare, debilitation conditions like Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and even some types of muscular dystrophy. But, is there a link between genes and depression? It’s still unclear...
Augmented Reality in Healthcare?
Technology continues to shape the world around us rapidly. This is true for nearly every industry. The same can be said for healthcare. Medical breakthroughs continue to transform the way that physicians are able to treat patients around the world. While this has been true for decades, 2017 is already proving to be an incredible year for technology in medicine. Perhaps one of the most notable technological developments within...
Can We Generate Electricity from the Bloodstream?
The pace of technology never seems to slow, especially when it comes to advances in the field of medicine. As we move further into an age of alternative energy sources and the interfacing of biology and tech, scientists have reached an interesting crossover. Sure, we joke about how technology has become an inseparable part of our lives, but the researchers in China have brought this to a whole new, and bizarre, level. Here we’ll take...