Welcome to Inside the Heart! Along with academic research, Youth Medical Journal invites our writers to indulge in the creative aspect of medical writing and share their narratives, artwork, commentary, and poetry. Allow us to take you on journey inside the creative minds of our writers; inside the heart.
Early Studies of Human Anatomy: The Root of Modern Medicine
This article analyzes early attempts to understand human anatomy from the third century through The Renaissance.
The Effect of Substances During Pregnancy
Pregnant women are told to not do multiple things, they are restricted from a lot of actions. Why is that, some may question?
Social Media and Plastic Surgery: Hope or Hinder?
Usage of social media platforms, has embedded into our lifestyle, although serving numerous benefits, it may also have unconscious negative impacts.
Pills Kill.
The pills, they kill. Drugs can have a variety of affects depending on the drug, the user, and their circumstances. Learn about the short- and long-term consequences of medications as well as how your body processes them.
Monkey Pox: Public Health Response, Reporting and Stigma
What can the public health response to the Monkeypox outbreak in the summer of 2022 teach us about public health?
Exploring The Nervous System
The Nervous System is the body’s internal communication system. These sensory cues are interpreted by the brain to understand what is going on outside and inside the body. Without the Nervous System, we would never understand what’s going on.
Music and Medicine
You might have heard of the term music therapy but do you know what it is? Do you know how it works and who it treats?
Is Communication Important in the NHS?
Throughout the development of the NHS, since 1948, paramount structural alterations have proceeded, due to the absence of a the utmost important element: communication.
ADHD: Over Diagnosed or Loosely Defined?
Accusations of ADHD’s overdiagnosis have been on a rise in recent years, as have diagnosed cases of ADHD. In 1997, the parent-reported percent of children with an ADHD diagnosis in a National Health Institute survey was just under 6%. Ten years later, this figure had risen to 10% [2].
CRISPR Gene Editing: From novel treatment to reality
With the endless developments in genetic engineering and the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing lately, it is difficult not to wonder if the creation of super mutants in our reality is possible. This article will explain how these so-called “superhumans” could already be walking the earth much sooner than expected, and explore the seemingly endless…
Behind the Controversial and Forbidden Technique of Gene Editing
A deep dive into the recent innovation of CRISPR gene editing. The reasons behind its controversy and why it’s banned from nearly every nation. Answering the very questions behind the ethicality of this new technique.
When is the Next Pandemic after COVID coming? Sorry, it’s already here.
Five years ago, Bill Gates warned the world about an impending global pandemic during a TED Talk titled “The next outbreak? We’re not ready”. So, if Gates was right the first time, when can we expect the next pandemic? This article will address the implications of a mental health crisis already upon us and address…
Machine Learning in Medicine – The Next Revolutionary Technology?
Machine Learning is increasingly becoming utilised in various sectors from engineering to psychology, and new successful developments of machine learning indicate that these technologies could be beneficial in medical settings. However, the viability of these technologies is questioned, given the ethical and logistical difficulties in medicine.
Current Difficulties in Medical Diagnostics
Medical diagnostics allow medical professionals to chart medical symptoms to other data and produce diagnoses and outcomes. However, difficulties in this medical field can result in diagnostic errors, causing detrimental costs to patients and healthcare systems.
A Man Who Received a Heart Transplant from a Pig
This article discusses the use of genetically modified pig hearts for heart transplants and highlights the case of David Bennet, a pig heart recipient.
Should Consent be Needed for Organ Procurement?: A Discussion
A discussion about organ procurement in relation to the pressure for suitable organ donations and the ethics involved.
Should the NHS Allocate Funding for Somatic Gene Therapy?: A Discussion
An article evaluating whether the NHS should allocate funding for somatic gene therapy and the differences between somatic and germline therapies.
Importance of Oral Health
This article gives an introduction to the importance of oral health for a better overall body health and how countries all over the world are attempting to better the oral health of the general population.
Multiracial-ethnic Identity Development: Salient Adolescent Experiences
This article examines how different childhood experiences can affect multiracial-ethnic identity and impede the developmental process.
Preventive Medicine – Does This Field of Medicine Have The Greatest Impact On Society?
Preventive medicine involves a combination of medical practices which are designed to avoid disease and illness, with the aims of improving quality and quantity of life. This proactive approach to patient care ensures sickness is minimised to enable patients to have the best chance of recovery to optimum health.
Dying: A Moving Poem
This is a beautiful poem about the process of dying, touching on the creative aspects regarding what it may feel like to die.
War on the Brain
This poem reflects the experience of a child with P.A.N.D.A.S, a rare but terrifying neuroimmune disease.
Medical School’s Toll on the Health of Students
Stress is an especially dangerous condition when continuously experienced, which can lead to chronic stress. A growing number of individuals among the general population are beginning to face chronic stress, among those medical students, putting them at risk for poor mental health and cardiovascular disease. This article explores such impacts as well as effective techniques…
Unappreciated Wealth
A brief poem about the value of our well being. The poem includes a line or two giving a glimpse on the detrimental effect of smoking. The inadequate effects of smoking that kill more than 480,000 people in a year.
Blue Wavelength Light Exposure on Sleep and Recovery
How does blue light affect your sleep? Blue light can improve sleep and help the brain recover from injury. The article analyzed was a placebo and blind trial displaying that it was unbiased.
Multiracial-ethnic Identity Development: Salient Adolescent Experiences
This article examines how different childhood experiences can affect multiracial-ethnic identities and impede the developmental process.
The Terrible Trio: An Intersection of Social Media, Physical Inactivity, and Mental Illness
As the world undergoes a cultural revolution towards technology, we see an increasing number of youth trading in their jump ropes and outdoor toys for the newest ipad or phone. While it can be argued that this shift is an inevitable result of our evolving society, we also must acknowledge why it is a problem.
A Short Analysis of How Mental Disorder and Instability are Portrayed in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Psycho”, while entertaining and thrilling to watch, may shed light on how outsiders perceive mental disorders and mental instability in others. This short analysis discusses Norman Bates’ mental state specifically.
The Real Gallants
A short creative poetry piece about the life of a doctor and show appreciation to those who work in the medical field.
The present and future role of 3D printing in medicine
3D printing is a well-known technology, and recently its revolutionary significance in clinical settings has started to be researched and utilised. This article explores the various medical applications of 3D printing, both currently and hopes for its future.
Green Practices: Whose Responsibility Is It
Modern society emphasizes the importance of conservation of resources and sustainable development, instilling these virtues from a young age for the betterment of society. However, in what ways beyond simply awareness could the movement towards conservation be encouraged?
River Pollution: Endocrine Disruptors, Eutrophication, and Solutions
River pollution and water pollution, in general, has become a major focus of the public in recent decades. In fact, just this month, a fire broke out in the Gulf of Mexico following a gas leak. These events can be environmentally destructive, and…
The Exoticization of Epidemics
Scientists often study local customs, traditions, and practices before implementing an epidemic control centre in a respective country. This is when anthropology and science combine their forces to work towards a similar goal. However, this marriage of anthropology and science may prove to be detrimental for healthcare due to the subconscious presence of prejudices and…
Cloudy Eyes
This poem focuses on blindness, most specifically on one perspective of mental depletion caused from this condition that has started on a later part of their life.
What Makes a Good Doctor? The Balancing Act Between IQ and EQ
Physicians are professionals trained in the art of healing. They diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses. But what makes a “good” doctor and why?
Sick Relations
Alcohol Related Liver Disease(ARLD) is a disease that is caused by alcohol abuse, leading to the damaging of the liver. It can reach a stage where the liver is permanently damaged, to a point where liver failure is a possibility.
An Analysis of the Impact of Alcohol on Mental Health in “Streetcar Named Desire”
In this world-renowned play, I will be discussing one of the prevalent, transnational issues that is signficant in the functioning of the play as well as prominence in contemporary society.
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