Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: Definitions and Goals
In this first episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, of City of Hope, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, of St. Elizabeth…
Medical Humanities | TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
Medical humanities examines the relationship between health and society, situating medicine and disease within their political, social, historical, ethical, and cultural contexts. It often uses ideas, tools and methods from…
What are lytic lesions and how do they relate to multiple myeloma?
Lytic lesions refer to areas of bone destruction that result in holes. They typically occur due to a disease, such as cancer. In some cases, they may result in painful…
California Raises Health Care Minimum Wage, Expands to Affect More Positions
SB 525 will ultimately increase the minimum wage for health care workers to $25/hr. Law expands definition of employees who will be considered health care workers for coverage purposes. Law…
California Raises Minimum Wages for Healthcare Workers
WHAT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE COVERED? The scope of SB 525 is vast, covering nearly all healthcare facilities operating in California. This includes: A facility or other work site that is…
Open access journal publication in health and medical research and open science: benefits, challenges and limitations
Scientific progress, including in evidence-based medicine, requires all available evidence to be accessed, scrutinised, interpreted and used. Missing or incomplete evidence creates biases and errors in later research. Open science…
Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing
The previous article in this series gave some history of social determinants of health (SDoH) and the importance of addressing them in medicine. This article delves deeper into various aspects…
Clinical and Non-Clinical Jobs: Differences and Examples
The difference between clinical and non-clinical jobs is fairly simple. People in clinical roles treat patients or provide direct patient care, whereas those in non-clinical roles do not provide direct…
A parasitic industry: Understanding why America does not define healthcare as a basic human right
One of the promises McCarthy made to become speaker was to force a vote on dialing back 2023/2024 spending back to 2021 levels — and there’s been a 7% inflation…
Definition, Purpose, and How To Make One
What Is a Living Will? A living will—also known as an advance directive—is a legal document that specifies the type of medical care that an individual does or does not want…