So, let’s talk about the five biggest trends in relation to the future of healthcare… Are you concerned about the future of healthcare, especially how technological and medical advancements can affect your longevity and health? Well, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-paced world, staying ahead of the curve when it comes to our health is …
So, let’s talk about polypharmacy in relation to geriatrics and how it’s detrimental to our way of care… Do you have a family member, a loved one, a coworker, and/or a friend who is 60 years old and above and has a lot of medication in their dresser right now? According to statistics, the use …
So let’s talk about the alarming suicide crisis and how raising awareness can prevent more deaths and attempts… When people talk about suicide, we usually focus on the final act alone, where people take their own lives and eventually pass away. The truth is beneath the surface, suicide is actually a lot more than just …
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So, let’s talk about the pain experienced by individuals with sickle cell disease… When is the last time you’ve been to a hospital? Living life with an ‘invisible’ disease, many sickle cell patients endure pain and discomfort that frequently goes unacknowledged and unnoticed. Many of these people are hospitalized an average of 3-6 times per …
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, so let’s talk about it… I recently uploaded a video on TikTok where I was discussing my observations in relation to the recent rise of COVID-19 cases. Most of it was well-received, but there were also a lot of people who got flustered upon watching it. There, I …
So, let’s talk about intentionally creating the life we truly love… Have you ever found yourself struggling to find and/or do what it is that you want in life? More often than not, we tend to forget to ask ourselves “What is it that I want?” because we’re either so fixated or being held down …
Why is it important to be a person of cultural competence? In case you didn’t hear about it, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston recently got themselves caught up in issues concerning matters of antisemitism. This is for the ‘fake friends’ post of Foxx, which received quite a huge amount of backlash. Calling it antisemitic, people …
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A lot of you may have seen it, but for those who have not, 81-year-old Senator Mitch McConnell suddenly froze mid-sentence at a podium during a press conference last Wednesday. This caused concerns from the public, for he appeared to be staring at blank space for 19 complete seconds. From questions about seizures to ones …
Have you ever seen yourself craving your favorite food when traveling in a different country, but the moment you go to their grocery store, it’s nowhere to be found, most likely because it’s banned? Thinking about this, it’s somewhat wild that here in this country, we have foods that we eat on a daily basis, …
How important are civic engagement and politics in elevating the power and practice of public health? It’s still sad how it took us a pandemic for people to recognize that we really should be thinking about the importance of public health. That COVID-19 pandemic—that is what happens when we don’t have a great structure, especially …
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