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According to Gawande, patients are being harmed physically and financially. What can we do about it? Health care system is one of the most important and continuously changing fields. There will always be sick people and there will always be need for skilled health care administers and medical personnel to assist patients. In order to better assist public, our government spends billions of dollars of tax money. According to Congressional Budget Office’s recent analysis, as of August 2015,…

records their symptoms” (Mullan paragraph 2). In Haddon’s novel, he described a young boy’s life who has to cope with autism and the loss of a complete family. The implicit message that the author presented through the novel was that the dealing with absence of a parent can lead to a family becoming…

For many years now, America has witnessed the countless occurrences of racially profiling individuals as well as demonstrating excessive use of force, often called police brutality. Racial profiling is defined as an act of discrimination implemented by a stereotype. It is an action that many police officers practice in order to justify their actions towards a person. Police brutality is the use of extensive force when it does not need to be used in a manner that either threatens or physically…

a restoration of flesh? Can land, languages, cultures be given back to groups who no longer exist? How does the decolonial project attempt to end the violence perpetuated against Indians that has no rational basis in ideological conflict or land seizures? Locked forever into the past, the Indian sits at the edges of time itself, the a priori non-Human from which civilization is built against. The fact that the debate amongst prominent theorists about what constitutes decolonization itself…

The era of the 1800’s was the year of change for the American society. During this period some of the most important influential and diversified events occurred in the American history; it was a period of time where beliefs and decisions would transform to make society a better place for everyone. And some of these reforms lead to enormous changes to women and the war, slavery and people’s morality. Women in the 1800’s period had many responsibilities, few choices and were viewed upon in…

Amnesia A slideshow of familiar faces and people; every frame associated with a particular smell, taste, emotion, or feeling. Our memories are foundational to each of our personalities and influence nearly every decision that is made throughout our days. A network of associates weigh the possible benefits and repercussions of every decision that could influence you in the future at supersonic speed, based on previous experience and recollection. So, how would someone without access to their own…

Spina Bifida Maya Bastian University of Minnesota Spina Bifida Introduction Spina bifida is a spinal cord malformation caused by a defect of the neural tube (McLone, & Bowman, 2016a). There are three main classifications of spina bifida (McLone, & Bowman, 2016a). Myelomeningocele, the most serious neural tube defect, is visible at birth. Children with myelomeningocele have a cleft in the vertebral column, with a corresponding defect in the skin resulting in a sac of fluid that contains…

Introduction Caffeine is one of the most legalized used drugs that come from the mexthylanthine group, which is 99% absorbed after oral ingestion (Nicole). More than 80% of adults consume caffeine on a daily basis. Caffeine is part of pharmacology group that is concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system. Caffeine is a stimulant that affects the body by impacting the CNS (Nicole). “It is mediated through the antagonistic effects on adenosine A1 and A2A receptors, whose suppression…

Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Armstrong that racial profiling is constitutional in the absence of data that "similarly situated" defendants of another race were disparately treated. Based on the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to be safe from search and seizure without a warrant, and requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law. The Justice Department announced new curbs on racial profiling…

Diabetes mellitus is a growing health issue worldwide. The prevalence of diabetes was estimated to be 382 million people in 2013, and is projected to increase to 592 million by 20351. In 2012, diabetes was directly attributed as the cause of death in 1.5 million individuals, and mortality due to diabetes and associated complications is estimated to be 3.7 million deaths2. This places diabetes mellitus as the 8th leading cause of mortality worldwide according to The World Health Organization…