ASMR: More Than Just a Craze
By: Diya Gopalan A lone woman perches on a chair, enveloped by a landscape of greenery. The air is hushed; in front of her on a wooden table rest a dewy bottle, pint-sized glass, and two large microphones. She whispers…
Government Shutdowns Make It Even Harder to ‘Do Right and Feed Everyone’
By: Imani Brooks The country recently resurfaced from the government shutdown over President Trump’s “non-negotiable” $5.7 billion to build a security wall at the Mexican border. The government shutdown effected our food supply by allowing for unsafe food to hit…
Venezuelan Public Health Update
By: Ovidio Vasquez Venezuela has been in the spotlight recently because of its political and economic crisis. Although news of political turmoil, economic struggles, and extremely poor living conditions for Venezuelan citizens did not just start this year, the US…
State of Health: What President Trump Said About Our Health in the State of the Union
By: Brandon Neath Last weekend President Donald Trump addressed the nation in arguably one of the most anticipated State of the Union addresses. Following the “blue wave” of the 116th Congress’ newly elected Democrats, Trump’s address focused on bipartisan efforts,…
Drug Overdose Death Rates Among Middle-Aged Women at an All-Time High
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the drug overdose death rate among women aged 30-64 years old increased 260% from 1999-2017. In the same report, the CDC found that there were 4,314 total drug overdose deaths in 1999…
Seeing the Positives in Negative Results: Why it is Important to Publish ‘Negative’ Research Findings
The weekly news cycle is routinely scattered with announcements of new scientific research that promises to change our understanding of health and disease. Unsurprisingly, the research that ends up as news headlines tends to be the more exciting information–scientists located…
School Dropout Crisis: A Public Health Intervention Approach
In 2000, the overall high school dropout rate in the United States was 10.9 percent. Most recently, in 2016, this dropout rate was 6.1 percent. Crisis averted, right? Not quite. Even though the statistics are headed towards an overall dropout rate…
BiDil: The Ethical Dilemma of a Race-Based Pharmaceutical
Heart failure, a condition under the umbrella term of heart disease, is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support the other organs in the…
Health Policy Update
In this latest health policy update, I focus on news surrounding the impact of the midterm elections on healthcare, current threats to LGBTQ health, and the ongoing gun control debate. The Affordable Care Act Following the midterm elections, in which…
From the Outside-In: Drug Use in Prisons
In the midst of the opioid epidemic, over 115 peopleare dying from overdose every day in the United States. Across the country, law enforcement officials have rushed to stem drug sales and use, cracking down on those found to be in…