“During mass casualties, healthcare professionals are bombarded with an immense number of patients and new responsibilities that they are limited in their capacity to attend to all medical concerns. Thus, triage is essential as resources are limited. Triaging during mass casualty situations simplifies the prioritization of patients on the basis of the severity of injuries, but complicates the ability of providers to uphold the pillars of principlism including including patient autonomy, confidentiality, and informed consent.”
“The ideals of Thomas Jefferson, unethical experimentation performed by Robley Dunglison, and recruitment of eugenics professionals by Edwin Alderman made UVA the center of nineteenth-century eugenics in the south.”
“CTE is a stark reminder of a future that many professional football players may unfortunately have to go through. However, as many NFL officials, researchers, and healthcare providers continue to look for a solution to this disease and many others, strides towards a future where the diagnosis and treatment of CTE is available for athletes in high-impact sports is not an impossible feat.”
“We must weigh the potential risks of medication use during pregnancy for each individual woman—taking an individualized, holistic approach for treatment that also acknowledges the wellbeing of the mother.”
“until companies like Novo Nordisk match the rising demands during our current shortage and insurance companies start insuring for weight loss drugs, physicians and healthcare providers should organize their priorities and responsibly prescribe Ozempic”
“Bee conservation is a unique issue in the field of environmentalism because anyone can participate and make a difference.”
“As mind-reading companies become a reality, our future sounds more like the plot of a dystopian novel than the twenty-first century. But our reality is fact, not fiction. So, to safeguard our rights, it might be time to write to our representatives to stop Big Data from reading our minds.”
“Among the many environmental problems that plague our biodiversity and environment today, microplastics continue to be a stubborn and expansive problem.”
“Last year, state lawmakers sought to address concerns about both invasive species and noxious weeds by passing legislation tightening regulations on invasive plants and loosening restrictions on the transportation of noxious weeds.”
“Genetics has essentially been made into a business, with many entrepreneurs and investors battling for a share of this new, innovative money-making venture. Demonstrating a clairvoyance only found in fiction, companies are now advertising laboratory tests that can predict the exact diseases a child might develop in the future.”
“In both technical and practical ways, there are many scenarios and possibilities to consider before allowing AI to integrate fully into the healthcare field.”
“After decades of uncertainty, a panel of experts at the University of Virginia pronounced climate change to be directly linked with extreme weather events during the virtual Extreme Weather Events & A Changing Environment webinar.”
“Urban heat islands not only endanger human health with their links to heat strokes and heat-related mortality in cities, but they also create a suite of socioeconomic issues pertaining to pollution and energy costs.”
“In an increasingly digitized world, it seems to be emphasized that computerized always means quicker, easier, and better. But in the healthcare setting, current digital systems of health records and vital sign monitoring have many pitfalls that directly sacrifice optimal patient care.”
“The ruling put into question implementation of the clean water act, but EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan assures that the EPA will do “everything we can with our existing authorities and resources to help communities, states, and Tribes protect the clean water upon which we all depend.”
“A quick glance into the UVA dining halls reveals steaming platters of classic foods: chicken, pizza, burgers, salad. Yet upon closer examination, these same meals pile up at the dish return and trash bins as students dispose of their unfinished meals.”
“The anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced in recent years is not simply a matter of educational curriculum; it is a matter of the health and livelihoods of millions of United States citizens.”
“Regardless of the potential risks that may come with unshackling prisoners for medical professionals and their caregivers, it does not outweigh the dangerous consequences from the negligence and poor healthcare that these pregnant women may face.”
“Is whole genome sequencing a flawless procedure? No, far from it, and issues regarding cost, privacy, and data analysis are likely not disappearing anytime soon. But with enough time, and as developments in bioinformatics, cost, and public awareness foster, whole genome sequencing is definitely a blueprint that will undergo translation.”
“Surrogacy is no longer a solution for infertility, but a method to adhere to toxic cultural and workplace pressures placed on human and nonhuman beings with childbearing ability.”
