Week after week, my peers and I witness the countless inequities that people experiencing homelessness at each of our Street Medicine Phoenix service events face every day. Through street outreach, our goal is to meet the unmet health...
Somewhere in an undiscovered margin or appendix of our medical textbooks, we will find a sentence or two on a disease called vitiligo. In truth, there are no major medical dangers of the disease, and little is known...
My scholarly project is an investigation of the possible sequelae occurring up to a decade after an osteomyelitis infection in a pediatric population. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) is an infection of the bone, seeded by a blood-borne organism....
Your birthday is in one week! This means free drinks at the bar all week, right? Or for the younger ones, new toys? The next day, instead of going to school or work, you wake up to your...
Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes classified under the subfamily, Crotalidae [1]. They are characterized by their triangular head, heat-sensing pits, and rattles on their tails. They are indigenous to North America and contribute significantly to the...
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a major public health burden in the US, if not an epidemic. At least 5.3 million Americans currently live with TBI-related symptoms due to physical, psychological, cognitive, and emotional disorders [1]. These symptoms...
Approximately 9% of men and 24% of women will experience migraine headache. The 2010 Global Burden of Disease Survey lists migraine as the 7th highest cause of disability. Those affected with the condition can experience a significantly decreased...
Arnold-Chiari malformations describe a cluster of congenital neurologic defects characterized by the downward displacement of cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. Tonsillar herniation can lead to serious neurologic sequelae by obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In Chiari malformation...
# Trends in vaccine hesitancy in the United States have led to the resurgence of several infectious diseases, including measles, mumps, and pertussis. Arizona’s regulation of nonmedical exemptions (NMEs) is relatively lenient compared to that of other states,...
In the United States today, there are an estimated 30 million people living with some type of disability. While some assistive living devices, like wheelchairs and walkers, have a large market presence, traditional manufacturing methods have prevented devices...
