Biomedical Odyssey

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The Legacy You Leave

December 10, 2021

Why global neurology? In a presentation featured by the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, Dr. Deanna Saylor addresses the answer to this question and shares her experiences developing neurologic research, care and training in Zambia.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ Events and Happenings Global Health, healthcare, HIV, neurology ⋅

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One Down, Many to Go: Remembering My Mom One Stitch at a Time

December 8, 2021

Medical student Palak Patel remembers her mother’s mastectomy as she assists on an operation for a patient with breast cancer.

Palak Patel ⋅ A Day in the Life Breast Cancer, cancer treatment, Patient Care ⋅

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Expensive Care: How Inflation Can Harm the Health Care System

December 3, 2021

Health care is expensive in the U.S., but why? Medical student Dianela Perdomo discusses how inflation and other factors influence rising costs.

Dianela Perdomo ⋅ Perspectives in Research economics, health care, Medicare, pandemic ⋅

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Get into the Holiday Spirit in Baltimore

December 1, 2021

There are a great deal of fun ways to get into the holiday spirit in Baltimore! Read on to learn about some upcoming events, from pop-up holiday markets across the city to the long-awaited return of Hampden’s Miracle on 34th Street.

bliu37 ⋅ Events and Happenings Baltimore, holidays, local ⋅

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From Gilgamesh to Biotech: The Unending Quest for Longevity

November 30, 2021

What does healthy aging mean? Why do so many search for longevity? A medical student reflects on geriatrics and age-related diseases.

Jeong Jun Kim ⋅ A Day in the Life aging, biotechnology, geriatrics ⋅

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The Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder

November 16, 2021

Read about how the changing seasons can contribute to seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This article contains information about what SAD is and potential treatments for SAD after diagnosis.

Meher Kalkat ⋅ A Day in the Life depression, mental health, psycho-therapy ⋅

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Healing Through Hearing

November 9, 2021

Neurology fellow Dominique Mortel discusses narrative medicine’s important role in her global health fellowship in Zambia.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ A Day in the Life Global Health, neurology, Patient Care ⋅

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I Will Never Know His Name

November 4, 2021

For most medical students, human cadaver lab is a unique instruction methodology that allows them to learn from the human body with hands-on experience. This vestige of medical education brings with it the gravity of the sacrifices each donor has made. Read as one first-year medical student explores her thoughts and reactions to the completion of her cadaver lab experience.

Meher Kalkat ⋅ A Day in the Life anatomy lab, dissection, medical student ⋅

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A Day in the Life: My Intern Year on a Knee Scooter

November 2, 2021

A devastating injury followed by subsequent complications — all within his first year of medical training. Nakul Bhardwaj discusses his path and lessons learned in his journey toward recovery and in his role as a concurrent patient and resident physician.

Nakul Bhardwaj ⋅ A Day in the Life medical student, mental health, physical therapy ⋅

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Human flourishing: Could a philosophical concept impact health?

October 28, 2021

Medical student Dianela Perdomo shares her insight on the intersection of philosophy and medicine.

Dianela Perdomo ⋅ A Day in the Life health care, mental health, philosophy, socioeconomics ⋅

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