By: Sarah Du The crowding of hospitals across the globe at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed other major epidemics to the side, exacerbating death rates across all non-COVID-19-related illnesses. Other patients became increasingly wary of whether the medical…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen By: The Associated Press In a study published by the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences journal, pollen season is starting…
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash (rights-free) Hidden Brain is an NPR podcast hosted by Shankar Vedantam about the science behind unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices, and direct our relationships. Through the art of detailed storytelling,…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Johnson & Johnson brings another effective Covid-19 vaccine to the arsenal – in a single dose By: Julia Belluz and Umair Irfan Johnson & Johnson released its phase 3 clinical…
NATAL is a podcast docuseries about having a baby in the United States while being Black. Season 1 of the podcast consists of 14 episodes, giving Black parents a spotlight to tell their stories about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care.…
Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash (rights-free) During my last months of high school, I was going through a period of exploration of sorts——what I call my “documentary phase.” During that stage, the bulk of my free time was spent…
By: Gordon Chan Plant-based meat sounds like an oxymoron. By definition, meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. So, what exactly are plant-based meats made of? As their name suggests, plant-based meats are meat alternatives that use plant-based…
Photo by Maru Lombardo on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health Services and Safe Sex Practices The COVID-19 pandemic has taken over news headlines for months. As of December 21, 2020, 217 countries and…
For Dr. Jennifer Sarrett's Health and Human Rights course, students got in groups of 3-4 and chose an issues important to health and human rights and developed a social media campaign to bring awareness of this issue. Destination HealthEU is…
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash (rights-free) By Dynasti deGouville Psychedelics, or serotonergic hallucinogens, are powerful psychoactive substances that alter perception, mood, and a multitude of cognitive processes in the human brain. The name psychedelics for these substances was coined…