Diabetes management has undergone a radical transformation within the last few years, thanks to technology. The internet has provided a strong voice for the diabetic community. Finger pricks are being replaced by continuous glucose monitors, and insulin pumps and...
Opioid addiction and overdose numbers in the United States have risen exponentially in the past three decades. Pharmaceutical companies looking to make money convinced the medical community that opioid painkillers were safe, and physicians began prescribing them in...
Personalized medicine, or precision medicine, has brought about new ways to diagnose and treat diseases. The concept behind personalized medicine is that not everyone responds the same way to any given condition. Diseases may express themselves differently in...
Sepsis is life-threatening and claims the lives of more than 250,000 people each year. When a simple infection develops, chemical compounds are released that initiate an inflammatory response. White blood cells then rush to the scene. If the infection progresses, the...
