HPV: The Virus That Causes Genital Warts

HPV, or the human papillomavirus is the main contributing factor to genital warts. This condition is the most common sexually transmitted disease among millions of individuals. Many people go for years not knowing the virus is present in their body. Sexually active individuals should ask their health care provider, during their physical exam to check [...]

Health insurance policy brief analysis

In general, the premium for a health insurance policy equals the average amount that an insurer expects to pay for services covered under the plan plus a loading factor that reflects the insurer’s administrative expenses and overhead (including any taxes or fees paid to the government) and profits (for private plans). An insurer’s costs for [...]

Medical professionalism

Medical professionalism is the ability to meet the relationship-centered expectations required to practice medicine competently. Examples -patient-physician relationship                        : being careful and thorough when performing physical                                                                    examination -community-physician relationship                 : participating in initiatives to improve health care                                                                             safety -health care system-physician relationship      : interacting respectfully with other health care                                                                                  [...]