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A single-payer health insurance system is one in which there is one primary payer. A single-payer system is also called a national system because the primary payer is the government. A government agency pays providers in this system. In the United States, the single-payer system exists alongside private health insurance options. The Veterans Administration (VA)…

Suicide beLegalized?Throughout the twentieth century, major scientific andmedical advances have greatly enhanced the life expectancy of theaverage person. However, there are many instances where doctorscan preserve life artificially. In these cases where the patientsuffers from a terminal disease or remains in a “persistentvegetative state” or PVS from which they cannot voice theirwishes for continuation or…

The human body is made up of numerous living cells that undergo regulated growth, division, and death. During the early stages of life, cells divide quickly to promote growth. However, as a person reaches adulthood, cell division mainly serves to replace worn-out or dying cells and aid in healing from injuries. The development of cancer…

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune status impacting the thyroid secretory organ that consequences in abnormally high degrees of thyroid endocrine to be released into the organic structure doing thyrotoxicosis. There is no remedy for Graves’ but patterned advance of the disease can be halted by taking the thyroid secretory organ. Mild to chair instances may…

The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1. 5 x 1. 5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node…

A Primary Hospital situated in Bandung Village, Barangay VII, Victorias City, about 34 kilometers North of Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental Province. The hospital has a total bed capacity of 24, divided into Male Medical Ward (6 Beds), Female Medical Ward (5 Beds), Pedia Ward (6 Beds), 6 Private Rooms, 1 Labor Room,…

A new study 50-Year Trends in Smoking-Related Mortality in the United States published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that women’s death rates from smoking have caught up to those of men. The study showed that women’s risk of death from smoking-related illnesses is now equivalent to that of men. The researchers also…

It is better to prevent a disease than to fight it later. There have been many diseases that have swirled around this county and the world in recent years. These include but are not limited to are, polio, diphtheria, pertussis or a whooping cough, rubella, mumps, tetanus, rotavirus, and Haemophilus influenza type b- commonly referred…

Introduction Have you ever tried to breathe through a straw? You would find it extremely difficult, this is a reality for individuals who suffer from Asthma. Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath (Asthma,…

Executive Summary This study analyzes the relationship between the potential presence of Zika virus disease in colder geographic regions due to changes in global ecological aspects (e.g., temperature, rainfall seasons, and mosquito seasons) and its impacts on spreading Zika virus disease. For this purpose, this research conducts a content analysis of current literatures and data…