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Improving Community Health by Encouraging Remote Office Visits
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected patient access to healthcare in the field of dermatology. Due to efforts to minimize in-person healthcare visits, wait times for dermatology visits have increased, negatively affecting patients’ finances and…
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Post-Prostatic Urethral Lift Implants
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in men. While there are several treatment options for prostate cancer, robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is a customary option in the treatment of clinically localized…
Cardiac Metabolism in the Disease of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Overproduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) with decreased oxidative phosphorylation is a hallmark of the post-ischemic heart, which results in reperfusion-induced oxidative injury of the citric acid cycle (CAC). During ischemia, hypoxic conditions…
A Histological and Qualitative Analysis of Muscle Spindle Density in the Distal Head of M. Extensor Longus Digiti Majoris
Inconspicuous muscles in avian taxa have been previously discussed as vestigial remnants, however, evidence has shown that such muscles may hold a function in flight. Further investigations into inconspicuous muscles, such as M. coracotriceps, have…
Telehealth Access of Geriatric Patients During COVID-19: A Provider Team Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the rise in the use of virtual healthcare through Telehealth. The importance of Telehealth is multi-fold, from communicating with patients virtually to providing care when in-person services are unavailable.…
Burnout and Wellness in the College of Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University
Burnout is a syndrome of professional distress defined by symptoms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of reduced personal accomplishment. Previous surveys (Wellness Surveys) at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) seemed to…
Human Connection Through Wi-Fi: Is it possible?
Letter to the Editor
Using Ancient Spices to Treat Chronic Diseases: Turmeric’s Potential to Modulate Disease Pathogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This review aims to highlight two major health conditions that could benefit from regular supplementation of turmeric, as well as to discuss the importance of more widespread uses of this natural therapeutic in commonly used multivitamins and…
Chemical and Histopathologic Effects of COVID-19 on Virchow’s Triad
Although COVID-19 is known primarily as a respiratory disease, infected patients have been known to experience COVID-19-associated coagulopathy from overactivation of immune response resulting in cytokine storm. As a fundamental principle of venous…
Journal of Medical Sciences at NEOMED Volume 1 Issue 1 (Full Issue)
The Journal of Medical Sciences at NEOMED (JMS) is an online, student-led, peer-reviewed scholarly journal created to provide a platform for NEOMED students, faculty and affiliates to publish original research, opinion pieces, editorials, reviews,…
Efficacy of the Glasgow Coma Scale in Determining the Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury
Mr. D, a 52-year-old male, was in an un-helmeted motorcycle collision with a concrete barrier resulting in polytrauma and traumatic brain injury. Mr. D was assessed by emergency services to be unresponsive with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 13. He…