Babies and Antibodies: How the COVID-19 Vaccine Affects Fetuses
By: Dynasti deGouville On December 11, 2020, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine became the first of its kind available under the FDA’S emergency use authorization for those 16 years and older. Since then, 180 million Americans have gotten one or both…
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Every Breath We Take: Air Pollution and Masks
Photo by Kayla Speid on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Dynasti deGouville With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted all over the country, mask mandates will soon be a thing of the past. As of April 10th, five states have lifted all mask mandates at…
Pregnant People’s Paradox
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu Including pregnant women in research is very risky. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable, so their participation in clinical trials could result in pregnancy complications that could harm the unborn…
Weekly Health Digest: COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Tribes & COVID-19, Diabetes Tips
A summary of important health news from the past week. Less Than 1% of Vaccinated People Have Developed COVID-19 By: Gillian Mahoney According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 127 million people in the United…
Health Beyond the Blog: “Viral Justice”: Dr. Ruha Benjamin
Join us April 22nd from 4 - 5:30 pm EST for "Viral Justice: Racism, Vulnerability, and Refuting Black Pathology" a talk by author and speaker Dr. Ruha Benjamin. In this talk, Dr. Benjamin examines the twin crises of COVID-19 and police violence,…