Socialized medicine

Have you been curious to know how much pharmaceutical advertising you see every year? Do you know how these prescription drug advertisings influence your attitude toward medical care? “In one year, you will watch roughly sixteen hours of pharmaceutical advertisements” (Lia ) and “some 50 consumer magazines focusing on health care hit the news stands every month.”(Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America). While others argue that “Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising helps patients…

I decided I wanted to be a nurse many years ago after discovering that my family is filled with nurses, and hearing their first hand experiences. They expressed the joy and excitement that happens on a day to day basis, and how there is always something new happening everyday. They described to me the good and the bad, but emphasized to me how rewarding it is to really help someone in need. Two years ago when my sister graduated from Georgia Southern 's nursing program so our family had a big…

healing were ignored by doctors, even when they would not impact the Western medicine being practiced. There was no allowance for the use of homeopathic remedies while in the hospital and these practices were looked down upon by the medical staff when used outside the hospital. Foua told Fadiman that “If we did a little of [western and eastern] she didn 't get sick as much, but the doctors wouldn 't let us give just a little medicine because they didn 't understand about the soul” (Fadiman 100).…

Throughout mankind’s history, men have tried many different ways to fight off the things that have hindered progress or taken lives. This is especially true with disease, which is very much still being researched. However, in more recent times, we have created a system of morals necessary in providing physical health care to patients, and this has revealed some problems with how certain treatments are done. A prime example of a treatment/series of treatments that was not within this moral code…

Considering its popularity, Western medicine must be the best way to treat health problems, right? If not, why do we continue to use these practices if they aren’t helping us? More importantly, if they aren’t helping us, are they hurting us? Western medicine is remarkably prevalent because the health industry is one of the most lucrative industries in the United States, and people are willing to…

Marijuana is a federally illegal drug which is classified right along with heroin. Realistically it is less harmful than multiple legal substances. Also the addictive properties are very low when in contrast to things like alcohol and tobacco. It is crazy to think that marijuana was legal for most of history. Then they put a ban on it just like they did with alcohol except for the fact it never became legal again. Until the United States started to come to their senses and realize that marijuana…

One of the agencies that I had the opportunity of observing this semester was Clara Maass Medical Center, located in Belleville, NJ. The mission statement of this facility is to support the Medical Center’s promise to deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare, and to improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves. The medical center serves the local community with their medical needs and emergencies. The center has several departments, including same day surgery which is…

Silent Killer: The Josie King Story The silent killer is a one of the programs broadcasted by PBS in a Remaking American Medicine series. The goal with the series is to inspire and empower the viewers off all walks of life. The stories are told through the eyes of healthcare providers, patients, their loved ones. The silent killer is about the mistakes of health care providers at some of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. Did you know that every year at least 98,00 Americans die,…

The use of Euthanasia in the medical field has been a long debated topic and is still subject to controversy among today’s society. Gallup’s survey reveals that 68 percent of Americans hold that the practice of assisted suicide should be permissible by law. Because majority support does not necessarily express ideality, one must consider the effects of euthanasia in a holistic fashion to make viable conclusions. The use of euthanasia as a medical solution to undesired problems should not be…

In today’s society, the rising number of security breaches leaves one to assume that breaches are inevitable and it is better to have a plan in place before incidents occur. Katherine Keefe, head of Beazley’s Breach Response Services, said “Getting one’s house in order and having the resources and team in place before an incident occurs is critical.” Therefore, it is important for all organizations to develop and follow a cyber incident response framework such as the illustration in Appendix D.…