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iPharmacist: Will robots take over the profession?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalThe year is 2116 and Mr. Smith approaches the counter of his local ABC Pharmacy. There are no lines as he casually moves into one of the open booths and seats himself into a comfortable and private dispensing chamber. Air conditioned, with pleasant music playing in the background the cyber-pharmacy screen lights up as he is greeted by the video-pharmacist welcoming him to ABC. After tapping the screen to answer a few questions and inserting his driver’s license and credit card into the device, an on-screen pharmacist begins to address him personally.
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Nurses and the transgender patient community
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the 21st century, increasing acceptance of transgender lifestyles is allowing many transgender individuals to more readily interface with health care providers and institutions. However, transgender individuals still face humiliation, judgment, intimidation and gross maltreatment within the health care industry, and recent lawsuits corroborate that fact. Nurses can be at the forefront of providing the transgender community with comprehensive, sensitive and compassionate care.
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Mind control: The devastating effects of emotional abuse
Jessica Taylor Mental HealthcareStop what you're doing. Read this entire article. Share it with your friends. Some of you may be doing this, while others are probably just ignoring it. But if I was Kilgrave, the villain in the Marvel Netflix series "Jessica Jones," you would do anything I say.
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Teaching discipline in prescribing habits
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalDrug abuse is regarded as a major health problem in the United States. Drug abuse and misuse lead to addiction, which can become a chronic disease if not immediately identified and steps are taken to achieve recovery. Drug abuse is defined as the use of prescription drugs in a manner outside of its intended purpose or the use of illicit drugs with no medical benefit. Drug abuse and addiction have become synonymous with one another, and the problem impacts a wide variety of individuals. Regardless of one's background, the abuse of a prescription or illicit drug can impact any individual who has access to these drugs.
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Working together: Differences in male and female brains
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCooperation, the cornerstone of all successful relationships, is an important societal issue. Cooperation between family members, friends, co-workers and even governments worldwide is something that is invaluable and instrumental. That said, men and women experience cooperation differently.
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Applying aviation risk factors to medicine
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareAviation and medicine have a lot in common. They both require the ability to master a body of knowledge and apply it in a disciplined way, to keep cool while working under pressure, and sometimes rapidly adapt to a changing environment. But can other lessons learned about behavior and performance in aviation be applied to medicine as a way to drive down incidences of malpractice? The answer appears to be yes.
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Researchers find clue to editing memories
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareIf moments are fleeting, then memories are permanent. When we share our most powerful memories, they grow with time rather than fade — giving us the ability to celebrate friends and family members long after they have passed. But we all have some memories we'd rather forget.
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Digital detox: A balanced approach to a world of tech
Christina Nava Science & TechnologyAs technology continues to evolve, the constant presence of it in our day-to-day lives carries the threat of not only being a distraction, but also turning into an addiction if we're not careful. A little over a year ago, I wrote about the deadly distraction of digital devices, discussing the trend of people texting and taking selfies while engaging in risky behavior. These problems appear to be getting worse as numerous studies of distracted driving and technology addiction continue to make headlines.
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Analyzing the social brain
Dorothy L. Tengler Science & TechnologyIn 2010, medical researchers uncovered a wiring diagram that shows how the brain pays attention to visual, cognitive, sensory and motor cues. The study was the first of its kind to show how the brain switches attention from one feature to the next.
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Infographic: Understanding self-harm
Beth Sloan Mental HealthcareThe concept of self-harm is alarming, particularly since 90 percent of those who are engaging in self-harm are adolescents or younger. It's estimated that 38 percent of young adults and adolescents are participating in self-harm, and 40 percent of college students admit to doing it over the age of 17.
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