We Still Feel it: Transgenerational Trauma in Black Communities
Photo by Guillaume Issaly on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Dynasti DeGouville Epigenetics and Trauma Response A developing field of biological study, epigenetics, has begun to shed light on the effect of trauma on the human genome. Epigenetics is the study of…
Allergies, Asthma, and C-sections: The Implications of Birthing Methods
Photo by Amit Gaur on Unsplash (rights-free) By Jocelyn Spizman Babies born by Cesarean-section are at a higher risk of developing asthma and allergies.[8] This is partly explained by the relationship between mode of delivery and the baby's microbiome.[2,8] Babies…
Weekly Health Digest: Empathy Overload, Covid-19 vaccine timeline & tracker, Healthy Lifestyle, Miscarriage grief
How to Care for Yourself While Supporting Others By: Juli Fraga and Kelsey Crowe Feelings of burn out and emotional exhaustion are very common, and even more common during stressful times such as a pandemic. These feelings, referred to as…
COVID-19 Hotspots are not random: Early study highlights Social Determinants of Infection
Photo by Jérémy Stenuit on Unsplash (rights-free) Americans suffer different rates of illness and disease due to healthcare disparities, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made this worse. By: Jocelyn Spizman Healthcare disparities are the varying burdens of disease and…
Weekly Health Digest: Pandemic & Exercise, Halloween Safety, Mask Mandates, Psychedelics & Mental Health, & Water Safety
Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week How the Pandemic Is Changing Our Exercise Habits By Gretchen Reynolds As expected, a recent study has found that the quarantine has led…
Black Women Get Eating Disorders, Too
Photo by Jessica Felicio on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu Eating Disorders Eating disorders are fatal illnesses associated with severe disturbances in people’s eating behaviors and related emotions. There are 2 main types of eating disorders, the restriction subtype…
Weekly Health Digest: Obesity & COVID-19, Cannabis & Colon Cancer, Nobel Prize, and COVID-19 in Low Income Areas
A summary of important health news from the past week Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity’s Role in Covid-19 By Katherine J. Wu With no official treatment or cure for Covid-19, researchers are studying what factors can determine how some patients…
Neuroplasticity & Drug Addiction: The Science Behind the Opioid Epidemic
Drug overdose, especially regarding the opioid epidemic, has plagued the lives of over 750,000 people in the past two decades. In 2019 alone, the CDC reported over 72,000 deaths by drug overdose, two-thirds of which involved opioids. Amidst the current Covid-19 pandemic,…
Overturning the Affordable Care Act during a Pandemic
By: Gordon Chan The case to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), now called Texas v. California, is scheduled to be considered by the Supreme Court on November 10, just 7 days following the presidential election. The ongoing litigation challenges…