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Continue reading →: Cardiac Arrhythmias
What are arrhythmias? If you’ve ever watched a medical drama like Grey’s Anatomy or ER, you’ve probably heard of cardia arrhythmias, but just don’t know what they are. You’ve probably heard the doctors and nurses in the show use terms like tachycardia, fibrillation, a-fib, v-fib, and more. But, have you…
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Continue reading →: Viruses
“Virus” is a word many people are familiar with. Coronavirus was the disease that led to a global pandemic for two years. Influenza Virus (or the Flu) is a common sickness that many people get. But even though this word is so common, it is also a topic of debate…
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Continue reading →: What are GMOs?
GMOs are everywhere now. GMO vegetables, GMO fruits, even GMO farm animals. People consume GMOs on a daily basis, but what are they really? A GMO is a Genetically Modified Organism. GMOs are created by altering the DNA of a certain organism in order to give it more desirable traits,…
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Continue reading →: How Bones Produce Blood: The Real Heart of Blood Creation
Most people know that the heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body, but many assume that it also plays a role in creating blood. While this is a reasonable assumption, the truth is that the heart’s job is simply to circulate blood, not create it. Blood is actually…