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Are Asians apolitical and other musings

I was browsing Facebook when I came across Jesse Watters’ “Chinatown segment” from the O’Reilly Show on Fox News. I had

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Monsanto’s Plight: Seeds of Anger

When the rich and powerful try to work together to become even bigger, backlash can be expected.  German pharmaceutical giant

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On Palliative Care in the United States

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to shadow an oncologist, a physician who treats cancer patients. From day

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A Symbiotic Relationship: Why Industry Should Increase Funding for University Research

Intellectual property has always been a controversial topic. However, this controversy is usually reserved for intellectual property in the form

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Making the Change: Why the ICD-10 Couldn’t Come Sooner

If you have ever gone to the doctor’s office, chances are an ICD code, critical to your health care and

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A Second Look: Shaping Public Opinion

By now, most of the world has heard the story of Ahmed Mohamed. On September 14, 2015, this high school

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Putting a Price on Life

The cost of medical treatment in the United States may be more of a headache than the health problem itself.

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A Not So Innocuous Crisis

The horrific nationwide outbreak in measles has caused a renewed interest and discussion regarding vaccinations of such diseases. While in

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Power Move: Scottish Independence

The recent Independence Referendum in Scotland, where voters flocked to the polls to answer a deceivingly simple question, “Should Scotland

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Racial Profiling and the Media

Recently, widespread attention has been  devoted to instances of racial profiling, about the tragic lives of the victims of racial

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