By: Deanna Altomara Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here and the second part here. Quarantine has a long and complicated history, but that history has been instrumental in teaching modern-day public…
Editor's Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here. By: Deanna Altomara During medieval times, disease control techniques were a patchwork of quarantine stations, sanitary barriers, hidden observation posts, laws restricting the movements…
By: Deanna Altomara The current quarantines and travel restrictions taking place across the world represent the largest quarantine in human history. People have dealt with pandemics–the global spread of a specific disease–for centuries. Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms that…
The News Team at Destination HealthEU hopes that everyone is staying safe and healthy during these strange times. As a health focused blog, we strive to bring you innovative and important coverage of health events and news. Clearly, this includes…
By: Yeeun Lee Numerous studies have shown that lower-income and education status leads to poor health, which is why socioeconomic status is one of the major determinants of health. Studies have also shown that the Hispanic community often struggles with…
By: Adaora Ntukogu One in three people in America is affected by loneliness. In fact, the average household size in the U.S. has declined in the past decade, leading to a 10 percent increase in people living alone.[1] Loneliness is…
By: Yeeun Lee Ellen Buchanan Weiss is a mother to a young boy who woke up one morning with a rash with several bumps. Confused and concerned, she decided to look it up on Google — as one does. To…
By: Vivian Tsao When a disease outbreak causes mass panic, the public searches for the source of the pandemic and a community to blame. This time, the Chinese population is bearing the brunt of the panic. Xenophobia and public health…
By Gordon Chan Surely, you’ve seen or heard about Bisphenol A by now. More commonly known as BPA, it’s a form of clear plastics called polycarbonates which are used in the linings of food and drink cans. It can also…
By Deanna Altomara A discovery of 28 new types of viruses in ancient ice has renewed fears that dangerous microbes might be hibernating in the permafrost, biding their time until increasing temperatures thaw the ice. Some are worried that diseases…