Author: Candace Borders

Candace Borders Candace Borders (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer

UC Irvine Health School of Medicine


Candace is a first-year medical student at UC Irvine Health School of Medicine, and graduated from Indiana University in 2013 with a degree in neuroscience.




The Ethics of Denying Non-Emergent Care

Any threat to the celebrated individualism of American citizens is usually met with fierce debate — be the enemy mandatory health coverage or a ban on 64-ounce sugary soft drinks. What happens, then, when the results of these individual choices conflicts with the limitations of reality? Obesity was categorized as a disease by the American Medical Association only one year ago but in many ways it defies such neat classification. In the AMA’s own statement …

Candace Borders Candace Borders (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer

UC Irvine Health School of Medicine


Candace is a first-year medical student at UC Irvine Health School of Medicine, and graduated from Indiana University in 2013 with a degree in neuroscience.