Preventive medicine

The article¬–“Humor In The Physician-Patient Encounter”–features three Medical Doctors. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology with a specialty in hepatology and clinical nutrition, Dr. Jeffery T. Emeritus Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University, Dr. Jack Coulehan. Lastly, the final member of the Trinity in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Associate Professor in Medical Education-Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Stony Brook University, Dr. Catherine…

Stem cell function Over the course of human history, medicine has come along way. Centuries ago, we thought that he body was composed of different liquids called humors and if you were unlucky to get sick during this time, your blood would have been withdrawn in a process known as "blood-letting". In modern time, we can give antibiotics, perform open-heart surgery and even operate on the brain. However, one of the newest advances in medicine is stem cell research, which is a promising new field…

wanted to be a Family medicine physician.Firstly the opportunity to care of patients from the prenatal age to the geriatrics age of life is a gratifying experience in total. Secondly Family medicine gives me the chance to serve the under-served rural and low-income urban population many of whom cannot afford specialized medical care services. Thirdly being a Family physician I would not only be able to diagnose and treat the patients but also play a part in providing preventive care and have a…

persons”. I believe this is an unsaid rule that everyone should follow and it was not included in the modern oath because the act of benefiting from the sick is immoral. What similarities exist between the classic and modern versions of the oath?  Medicine is an art as well as a science.  Always be willing to ask for assistance when…

A topic of importance today is the healthcare industry itself, but I want to look further into the issues that have come about in the recent years. One particular issue of relevancy is medical malpractice, or medical errors for short. This term basically means something went wrong in the process of surgery or some type of care given to a patient, and that it deemed unsuccessful and the result could be death or even a disability. One statistic that is an eye opener is the amount of deaths in a…

Three Most Important Health Issues Facing The United States Today Obesity is complex, on the rise, and has very negative effects on the whole body. Diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease are typically seen in the obese population. As a result, healthcare costs are drastically increased due to extended hospital stays and the need for increased medications. Substance/prescription abuse is on the rise in the United States. Individuals are turning to medication to aide in dealing with chronic…

Everyone has their own perspective on what integration is. For instance, users view integration as a continuity of care whereby with the aid of financial and medicines management, they gain ease in navigating health system. Whereas providers focus on coordination between technical services and management support (WHO, 2008). Generally, WHO (2008) defines integrated care as the organisation and management of health service, so that it is available-cum-accessible when in need, and user-friendly…

Outpatient, Primary Care, and CAM Services There are many important parts to our health care system here in the United State such as outpatient care, primary care, complimentary, and alternative medicine. Some of these services are vastly used and others are underutilized. In this paper I will first discuss the different parts of outpatient services and why they are beneficial to patients but also doctors. Next I will explain why primary care services are so detrimental and the different models…

What if we lived in a world with no sick people? This is an ideal world that most people would like to be in. The sad truth is that this isn’t the case, my family saw this first hard on October 12th, 1993 when my brother passed away at the age of five. Even though I had yet to enter the world, I grew up seeing the emotional effect it had on my family. Till this day every year we light a candle once a year. My desire to prevent other families from having an identical experience was the Catalyst…

ethically, works to resolve ethics issues on a systems level, views organizational decisions as ethical (The National Center for Ethics in Health Care, 2014). I can recommend for anyone who need medical treatment, education or you’re adventurous, love medicine, and are not afraid about to any minor medical problems, then this is extraordinarily a global…