By: Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod Editors’ Note: This post is from a Human Health course titled “Nutrition and Health Mythbusters” taught by Dr. Myra Woodworth-Hobbs. You can read more about the class and assignment here as well as read another student's work…
By Katherine Lewis On August 1st, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. The outbreak is currently classified…
By: Yeeun Lee “Superfoods.” The term is constantly used and seen throughout the media, but what does it really mean? Initially coined for marketing purposes, the term is still used today as a selling strategy. While no scientific definition exists,…
By: Diya Gopalan Most people haven't heard of orphan diseases. That is because the term "orphan disease" refers either to a condition that only impacts a small number of individuals or as one that has been neglected by physicians. No…
Editor's note: This article is the last of a two-part series on the legal and ethical implications of the modern opioid crisis. You can read the first part here. The Sackler family, who made their fortune in Purdue Pharma and…
By: Katherine Lewis Editor's note: This article is the first of a two-part series on the legal and ethical implications of the modern opioid crisis. The second can be found here. In 2016, Forbes magazine named the Sackler family the…
By: Ovidio Vasquez Central American migration to the United States has been a recent topic of discussion that even U.S. President Donald Trump has commented on. He recently stated that he plans on cutting off financial aid to El Salvador,…
By: Yeeun Lee Sexism in the medical field has been present throughout history. From the 18th century notion of female hysteria, to the numerous obstacles of becoming a female physician, discrimination against women in healthcare has taken many forms. And…
By: Katherine Lewis Editor's note: This article is the conclusion of a 3-part series on measles and vaccines. You can read part one here and part two here. This debate over who can decide if a child is vaccinated–the government,…
By: Katherine Lewis Editor's Note: This article is the second of a 3-part series on measles and vaccines. Although the US has significantly greater vaccine coverage than Madagascar, 6 outbreaks (defined as 3 or more cases) have been reported so…