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Throughout clinical, I had many patient encounters that made me think about community and public health systems. However, one specific encounter I had with a patient in the previous spring semester came to mind when reflecting on health disparities in the community. They were an IV drug user with a diagnosis of discitis which involves inflammation of a portion of the spine. This tends to be a common with IV drug users in which an infected needle can cause inflammation…

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There comes a time in a patient with a chronic disease’s life where each day brings new pain and new struggles to the point where they barely feel like themselves. Though there is always the option for comfort measures or hospice care, there is another approach in some states that patients can take. Death with dignity allows patients with a limited prognosis to make the option to cut their suffering short in which the patient can take a medication that…

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During this podcast, Elizabeth Walsh and I discuss the oppression of the older generation and some of the health issues and ethical dilemmas this generation faces. Click below to hear about what we discovered regarding this topic: The Elderly Population and Health Care: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1884868/episodes/9514467