Under our Skin: Negative Aspects of Healthcare Bureaucracy
Discussion of Lyme disease
The documentary, Under our skin, showcased the deeply negative aspects of health-care beuarcracy. The fact that the film-makers expose the truths behind the politics that have happened (or even happening) can only mean positive things as far as coming up with policies to deal with those issues. The level of apathy towards diagnosing patients with Lyme disease is alarming as physicians have a great responsibility to take all the measures to ensure that proper screenings are done.
I do not have any personal experience with Lyme disease as far as having relatives that have had the misfortune of contracting the disease or even had to worry about the possibility of having this disease but I can only imagine the toll it can take on a family when having to deal with the possibility of contracting this disease on top of dealing with the politics as discussed in this documentary. Self-interests were promoted by the panel at a huge rate and this was disheartening because it seemed like decisions were made to make profits more so than on a health basis. The politics behind the decisions is also something to be concerned about because it seems like one can never truly predict the outcome due to variability that comes with such a mindset. It was also interesting to see that Lyme disease can also be transmitted sexually due to the shape of the bacteria itself because it makes one appreciate the study of biology at a microscopic level. To be able to pin down how two diseases can be similar or different based on shape/mechanism is promising in terms of the potential to find better solutions to this problem.
My outside research consisted of knowing some tips to prevent Lyme disease. I like being in the outdoors a lot and this can potentially be very beneficial. This article is from the New England Journal of Medicine written by people with significant science background so we know that the strategies provided by these two authors can surely be
The documentary, Under our skin, showcased the deeply negative aspects of health-care beuarcracy. The fact that the film-makers expose the truths behind the politics that have happened (or even happening) can only mean positive things as far as coming up with policies to deal with those issues. The level of apathy towards diagnosing patients with Lyme disease is alarming as physicians have a great responsibility to take all the measures to ensure that proper screenings are done.
I do not have any personal experience with Lyme disease as far as having relatives that have had the misfortune of contracting the disease or even had to worry about the possibility of having this disease but I can only imagine the toll it can take on a family when having to deal with the possibility of contracting this disease on top of dealing with the politics as discussed in this documentary. Self-interests were promoted by the panel at a huge rate and this was disheartening because it seemed like decisions were made to make profits more so than on a health basis. The politics behind the decisions is also something to be concerned about because it seems like one can never truly predict the outcome due to variability that comes with such a mindset. It was also interesting to see that Lyme disease can also be transmitted sexually due to the shape of the bacteria itself because it makes one appreciate the study of biology at a microscopic level. To be able to pin down how two diseases can be similar or different based on shape/mechanism is promising in terms of the potential to find better solutions to this problem.
My outside research consisted of knowing some tips to prevent Lyme disease. I like being in the outdoors a lot and this can potentially be very beneficial. This article is from the New England Journal of Medicine written by people with significant science background so we know that the strategies provided by these two authors can surely be