Articles by Miriam Saffern

The Trouble of Discovery: The Effect of the Planned Parenthood Scandal

By Miriam Saffern • Published: September 17, 2015 • Comment ()
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As patients, we like to believe that our personal health information does not leave the doctor’s office. We divulge our medical secrets to our healthcare providers, and by mere virtue of the fact that they took the Hippocratic Oath, we trust that the burden of our calamities remains on their shoulders. We trust that our […]

Fixing a Broken Heart

By Miriam Saffern • Published: May 12, 2015 • Comment ()

The creation of life: a shrill cry as the baby takes its first breaths, the pink hue of its soft skin and the unbreakable connection that forms as the mother cradles her newborn in her arms for the first time. But just how long does this excitement last? As the baby’s cries are cut short, […]

Measles Outbreak Leads to Responsibilities and Rights Reconsidered

By Miriam Saffern • Published: March 13, 2015 • Comment ()

Among Mickey Mouse ears and roller coasters, a dangerous measles virus slithered through Disneyland on December 17-20, 2014. The source of the virus is unknown, but a according to the CDC, a calculated 170 people have been diagnosed with the disease between January 1 and February 27 of this year, with 125 of the cases […]

Beating Cancer to the End: Britney Maynard and the Death with Dignity Act

By Miriam Saffern • Published: January 2, 2015 • Comment ()

As the 2014 calendar year comes to a close, it is has been a memorable one in many respects. Yet it has been specifically important in the field of medical ethics where the idea of physician- assisted suicide came to the forefront with the case of Britney Maynard. Maynard, who died on November 1st, chose […]

A Digital Revolution: Nanotechnology for Chronic Conditions

By Miriam Saffern • Published: December 11, 2014 • Comment ()

Amidst the snaps of the cerulean latex gloves, the shrill wails of pain, and the squeaks of gurney wheels, the persistent beeps of the patients’ monitors are the sounds that most glaringly pervade every hospital unit. Yet with the fast-paced transformation of medicine from traditional to digital, the monitor in each hospital room is now […]

A Skewed View: Biased Media Reports on Israel-Gaza Conflict

By Miriam Saffern • Published: October 1, 2014 • Comment ()

In a bomb shelter, a young boy gazes at a bird perched on his wrist, while another boy chuckles contently from his green plastic chair in the corner of the room. Beneath that is a shocking close-up of a ten-year-old Gazan murdered in a drone attack. Her eyes are shut, her mouth is slightly ajar […]