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[ January 20, 2026 ] What It Means to Become and Remain a Better Physician Book Review
[ January 12, 2026 ] Choosing Wisely Op-Ed
[ January 12, 2026 ] A Tough Nut to Crack: Sitosterolemia Creative Art
[ December 30, 2025 ] Bridging Gaps in Care: Training Healthcare Professionals and First Responders in Autism, Neurodiversity and Disability Awareness Op-Ed
[ December 30, 2025 ] Ethical AI in Medicine Op-Ed

Choosing Wisely

January 12, 2026 Sidney Brown

The Choosing Wisely initiative, led by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, emphasizes the importance of evidence-based medical decisions. Since its launch in 2012, the initiative identified over 700 tests and treatments that […]

Bridging Gaps in Care: Training Healthcare Professionals and First Responders in Autism, Neurodiversity and Disability Awareness

December 30, 2025 Mohammad Khorgamphar MPH, NREMT

In April 2025, tragedy struck when Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic and nonverbal teenager with cerebral palsy, was shot multiple times by Idaho police while standing behind a chain-link fence. Despite several surgeries, including the […]

Ethical AI in Medicine

December 30, 2025 Nihit Mehta

My first use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: a technological feat that left me impressed. To me, tapping into its capabilities felt limitless, as if it were the optimal clinical companion. Yet, I noticed something unsettling. […]

Who Is Most Affected by New HepB Recommendations?

December 20, 2025 J.M. Wise

Following in the wake of public health turnabouts from the United States’ chief public health agency, on Dec. 5, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) has rescinded its 30-year policy for hepatitis B vaccination […]

Bridging Barriers: A Medical Student’s Pursuit for Healthcare Equity in New York City

November 11, 2025 Caleb Sooknanan

One of the most notable issues in modern medicine involves the nationwide disparity in healthcare access and equity; I have noticed this especially in New York City, where several underprivileged patients face […]

The Myths vs Reality of Writing a Publication as a Student

November 10, 2025 Jasmine Hughes

Introduction After I clicked the submit button on the journal submission portal, a wave of nervousness started to rise within me. As this is my first time submitting a manuscript in which I wrote as […]

Cervical Cancer in Underserved Communities

October 22, 2025 Kaitlynn Esemaya

Cervical cancer remains a significant public health challenge in the U.S., despite efforts to promote early detection through increased screening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that approximately 12,500 new cases were diagnosed […]

Book Review

What It Means to Become and Remain a Better Physician

January 20, 2026

Becoming a Better Physician is not a manual, a checklist, or a guide to clinical mastery. Instead, it is a carefully curated collection of personal reflections that asks a more fundamental and enduring question: what […]

Op-Ed

Choosing Wisely

January 12, 2026

Creative Art

A Tough Nut to Crack: Sitosterolemia

January 12, 2026

This piece represents a genetic diagnostic odyssey. The crumpled lab report reflects the uncertainty and emotional weight of genetic testing, contrasted with the medication bottles and deceptively simple almonds. Ironically, the almonds, which we often […]