Unprecedented: Life expectancy in the US has declined for the third straight year. Infants born in 2017 are expected to live on average just 78.6 years. That’s down from 78.7 years in 2016/2015 and down from 78.9 years in 2014. An important context is to realize that life expectancy in the USA has not […]
Generosity clearly results in significant benefits for individuals, and even for entire communities. Our voluntary gifts of time, talent and treasure can enrich others with daily needs and useful skills, and also add sentiments of hope and important role modeling to their lives. We shall continue to give – for all its moral good.
At this moment, media reports are widely announcing the southern approach of migrants who are ill. Some migrants appear to suffer from chickenpox, tuberculosis, even HIV. Most all of them are afflicted by exhaustion and malnutrition following their weeks-long foot journey of at least 1,200 miles. How shall we respond? One’s reaction to
INMED enjoys a fifteen year history of attracting learners who possess virtuous personal attributes and exceedingly high career aspirations. That INMED can add refined vision and skills to their laudable intentions is our great privilege. Among our Graduates stand out remarkable individuals like Sean Mark, who is today an emergency medicine resident physician at Truman
Infectious diseases – malaria, TB, typhoid, dysentery, measles – have been the leading cause of human morbidity and mortality throughout history. But today, the burden of infectious diseases has greatly diminished in wealthier countries. In developing nations, infectious diseases remain the leading causes of both death and of DALYs lost, especially among children and
“Arriving in South Sudan in 2012,” writes Lynn Fogleman, “our first emphasis was training traditional birth attendants. We quickly picked up on the cultural importance of sharing tea together with all our learners, and singing and dancing with them over joy at receiving birthing kits – supplies like cord clamps and bulb suctions necessary
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a tissue nematode transmitted to humans by the bite of black fly inhabiting the banks of fast-moving streams in equatorial Africa. This nematode produces microfilariae that cause inflammatory damage to the cornea and optic nerve. Some 270,000 people are living with blindness caused
“So, there’s nothing we can do for him?” inquired the student. The doctor replied, “There is always something you can do. You can put your arm on his shoulder, look him in the eye, and say I am here with you, you are not alone.” With these words, Chase Zeilenga, begins his essay
“China is a nation of great wealth. INMED focuses on under-served people. So why would INMED share skills in China?” Rhetorically, using similar reasoning, why would INMED also teach in the US? The truth is that every nation of great wealth also has low-resource residents. Both China and the US are made up
Polio first appears in recorded human history in 1580 BC. Before widespread use of polio vaccine, polio continued endemic in virtually all low- and middle-income countries. My precious cousin, Roger Hubble, acquired polio in Missouri in the 1950s, and walked with a limp his entire life. Today, polio treatment remains simply symptomatic and