Medicine and Healthcare
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The Case for Universal Healthcare: Overcoming Economic and Political Barriers
By Liam Commons. In order for any society to function, it is imperative that a basic standard of health is maintained. Beyond this, it comes down to basic human decency and allowing everyone to have a sense of comfort in knowing that if they get sick, then they will be taken care of, no matter Continue reading
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Should Pharmaceutical Advertising be Legal? The Ethics of American Healthcare
By Steven Zhang. Should Pharmaceutical Advertising be Legal? The ethical implications of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising (DTCPA) have long been subjects of discussion, involving arguments over influence on patient choices, the balance between information and manipulation, and the impact on healthcare costs. But it seems that, at least in the United States, pharmaceutical advertisements are a Continue reading
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Obesity in Pacific Island Nations: Tackling the Public Health Epidemic
By Isaac Bauliah. Pacific Islanders refers to anyone living on islands from the Philippians to Hawaii. With the rise of globalism, traditional “healthy” foods on these islands, ranging from fresh fish to root vegetables, have become more expensive while more processed food and soft drinks such as spam (popular meat) and soda have become cheaper Continue reading
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Is Animal Testing Ethical? The Case for Humane Experimentation
By Alina Khan. Nearly all medications and treatment methods created today have been through some level of animal testing. Simply put, animal testing is the use of animals in order to conduct research and testing for a specific idea in a set time frame or area (Marinescu & Comam, 2010). The use of animals has Continue reading
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Structural Barriers to Reducing Maternal Mortality in the United States
By Beatriz Machado Lacerda. Having children is supposed to be the miracle of life, but for too many people, it’s a death sentence. Maternal mortality is a significant issue in the US, taking hundreds of lives a year. However, for every other developed country, it is a minor, almost negligible problem. Something in our country Continue reading
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Improving Access to Medical Technology in Developing Countries
By Ethan Bingemann. Access to medical technology is a major issue across the world. According to WHO reports, half the world’s population goes without basic healthcare needs met. Many countries around the world do not have educated individuals or equipment to support their citizens’ healthcare needs. The UN has established universal health coverage as fundamental Continue reading
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How to Measure a Country’s Success: Alternatives to GDP
By Ethan Bingemann. GDP is a largely criticized metric for measuring a nation’s output and “success”. This is because GDP is a misleading measure of national wealth and wellbeing. It is calculated by adding private consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports (exports-imports). Due to the nature of this equation, there is essentially no discernable Continue reading
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Increasing Access to Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
By Ethan Bingemann. There are an estimated 2.5 billion people globally in need of some form of assistive technology (AT). This figure is set to increase by an additional 1 billion people as global life expectancies increase and current populations age. Currently, about one in ten people in need of AT have access to what Continue reading
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