Withholding the truth about a patient’s health, health outcomes, or treatment can be taxing for families and medical providers. Doing so could also be in direct violation of a patient’s autonomy, their right to make rational decisions and choices regarding one’s overall well-being (Vaughn, 2013, p. 71). Based on the case study provided, the decision of the doctors and patient’s...
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A life with anorexia can be very difficult, and if people do not seek help, they may lose their lives. As mentioned before, anorexia is the most common eating disorder, has the highest mortality rate (NICE Guidelines 2004), and is not exclusive to any age or gender. Being so common it means that there are many people suffering or have...
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1. Introduction. With cancer affecting 1 in 7 men in South Africa (SA) during their lifetime prostate cancer (PCa) is the no. 1 cancer that affects SA men, It is estimated that 1 in 18 SA men will develop prostate cancer according to the National Cancer Registry of South Africa. (NCR-SA, 2014). Prostatic adenocarcinoma (typically called “prostate cancer” or “prostate...
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Health and Safety The scientific organisation that I will be evaluating is a school laboratory. In this laboratory there are a number of health and safety risks and these risks can be prevented by the use of preventative measures. The laboratory must follow the legislation set out by COSHH as they produce chemicals and waste products when carrying out practicals....
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Introduction Homeostasis is the maintenance of a steady state within the body despite changes in the external environment. The steady state is the optimum level for the body’s functions. For homeostasis to work the system needs to have sensors, a comparator, a set point, effectors, feedback control and a communication system. In humans, two systems need to be working together...
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Introduction Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, primarily due to late-stage diagnosis. The early detection of lung nodules, which can be precursors to malignant tumors, is crucial for improving patient outcomes. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), a subclass of deep learning models, have emerged as formidable tools in medical imaging for their ability to automate and enhance...
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The US Congress needs to recall control over suppliers of prescription pain medication. When there is no different choices offered prescription pain medication can causes drug addiction. I will be disgusting legal prescription pills, which stated by the CDC has now killed more people than cocaine, meth and heroin combined (CDC) When an perso becomes hooked on painkillers, they develop...
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What is domestic abuse? (Experience). Using the term “domestic violence” has caused difficulties in what the term exactly entails; due to it being interchangeable with phrases such as “wife battering”, this often relegates abuse to sometimes stereotypical terms i.e. only women can become victims of abuse. Other studies have broadened the term to look at the impact of the family...
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1.0 Introduction Depression is a common mental illness caused by a consistent feeling of sadness and a general loss of interest in events individuals commonly enjoy, followed by an inability to perform everyday tasks for a prolonged period of time. Moreover, Individuals with depression generally exhibit the following characteristics; Lack of Energy and fatigue, changes are eating and sleeping patterns,...
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Background: According to a World Health Organization (WHO, 2019), “every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use, and more than 1.2 million people die from secondhand tobacco smoke-related diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and other diseases.” (WHO). Furthermore, smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year. when reflecting on the extent of tobacco use...
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One of many wrangling decisions nowadays is weather to provide birth control or let nature take its course. Studies show that “ 18 precent of teenage girls (age 13-18), or almost 1 in 5, are on birth control”(Kramer). There are many methods to prevent pregnancy. For example, abstinence is number one along with being the healthiest. The first form of...
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Bulimia is an eating disorder. The term 'bulimia' comes from the Greek word meaning 'cow' and 'hunger.' There are many explanations for this disease, but two explanations are more authoritative. According to the Webster Medical Desk Dictionary, published in 1993, this is food distress characterized by repeated overeating, followed by forced vomiting, prolonged fasting or abuse of laxatives, enemas, diuretics,...
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Opioid addiction in teenagers and young adults is a serious issue that has been happening for years now and is still happening today. This opioid addiction epidemic has caused many deaths of teenagers and young adults. However, although this problem is very apparent in the United States, there is not enough that is being done in order to stop or...
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Introduction The best way to ensure that there is a decline in juvenile offending is by making effective drug treatment a priority. Drug and substance use are common among the juvenile offenders, and it relates to the likelihood of crime in adulthood. It is possible for individuals to embrace the use of drug treatment to ensure there is a decline...
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The United States recognizes that it has a drug abuse crisis and it is a serious concern for all people as it affects everyone. According to the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, “An estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older—9.4 percent of the population—had used...
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In recent decades, the debate surrounding euthanasia and assisted dying has emerged as one of the most complex challenges in medical ethics and law. As medical technology advances, extending life beyond what was previously possible, societies grapple with fundamental questions about the right to die with dignity. Euthanasia, derived from the Greek words 'eu' (good) and 'thanatos' (death), refers to...
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Music is a magical thing. Music can motivate people to do better. It can bring up feelings of happiness or sadness that are associated with a memory from the past. Music can force people to think differently and become better at certain subjects due to their brain working in a brand new way. Not only does music make everything better,...
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Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually infects the lungs, but it can also affect the kidneys, brain, and other organs. The main TB bacterium is Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). This bacterium is spread by those who are infected in an airborne manner through droplets. The two main types of TB are latent and active and at present,...
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The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus in the member of the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus. The virus was first found in 1947 in the blood of a monkey in Uganda’s Zika Forest giving the virus its name. There are two lineages of the Zika virus, African and Asia. The Asian strain caused outbreaks in Micronesia in 20019 and...
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Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is estimated to affect 37.9 million people worldwide, of which 1.7 million are children (World Health Organization, 2018). The virus attacks T lymphocytes, cells used by the immune system to protect the body of foreign invaders. HIV uses these cells as a replication machine, leading to a depletion in T cells, therefore weakening the...
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The topic for my final essay will be on Critical Disability Studies. I wish to explore the history and emergence of these studies, and what they are trying to do. A major focus will be on what the studies aim to achieve around issues of sex and identity. My thesis statement may look something like: Critical Disability Studies not only...
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Introduction Substance abuse can be explained as the use of harmful psychoactive substances. It also includes the use of alcohol and other prohibited drugs. The use of psychoactive drugs may lead to dependence syndrome which is a series of physiological, behavioral and cognitive patterns that come about as a result of recurrent substance use. This condition may include consequences such...
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Eating disorders are serious illnesses, which affect all kinds of people, characterized by a disturbance with one’s body image, food and weight. Examples include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. These disorders arise from a rejection to changes around the person, which becomes a rejection to food. These illnesses have a devastating impact and toll physically and mentally...
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While killing someone in an attempt to defend ‘self’ is acceptable by law, mercy killing is seen as an act that is highly immoral in nature. The motive of euthanasia is to ‘aid-in-dying’ painlessly and thus should be considered positively by lawmakers. Euthanasia should be a natural extension of a patient’s rights allowing him to decide the value of life...
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The realization behind knowing one must die has a great importance. It shouldn’t be a depressing or negative thing. Emily Dickinson often wrote poetry about death including her own. The poetry that Emily Dickinson leaves behind widens the eyes of the reader. These poems allow a better understand that death is inevitable and should not be feared. One must die...
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This essay is going to explore the contemporary issue of suicide in adult males. I will be using epidemiology to justify this; epidemiology is the study of the determinants and distribution of population diseases. It is the key quantitative discipline that supports public health, this is often defined as the efforts taken to prevent disease and promote health by society...
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History has shown that it is human nature, when an emotional and inexplicable situation arises, for people to fall prey to suspicion and fear. During these times, unscrupulous individuals can play upon a wide-spread panic, using this fear to their advantage. History is filled with many examples of this, one of the most powerful being the vengeance behind the hysteria...
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Introduction The history of what is now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), is a captivating journey through centuries of psychological inquiry and evolving understanding. Initially perceived through the lens of spiritual and supernatural interpretations, the disorder has undergone significant shifts in perception, diagnosis, and treatment. From early mystical explanations to contemporary...
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Chronic Sleep Deprivation Chronic sleep deprivation (CSD), sleep less than 6 hrs a day over a long period of time, is a prevalent condition exiting among many adults and teenagers worldwide, which leads to various lasting effects on brain and health. This essay explores natures of a review article regarding CSD as well as the journal the article is published-in,...
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Infertility is defined as the inability for couples to achieve a pregnancy after twelve months of regular, unprotected intercourse when the woman is less than 35 years of age or after 6 months past the age of 35 (Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk, Wilson, Keenan-Lindsay, 2017). Infertility has increasingly become a serious health concern and is affecting the quality of life of...
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