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…
A summary of important health news from the past week. OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and Sackler family agree to pay $270 million to settle Oklahoma state opioid case By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. Purdue Pharma was scheduled to go to trial for…
It took New Zealand six days to respond with gun legislation to Christchurch’s massacre that cost the lives of 50 people. In 2019 alone, there have been 62 mass shootings in the United States that have killed 113 people in…
By: Yeeun Lee TED talks are popular amongst people from all around the world and from different age groups. Their slogan–“Ideas Worth Spreading”–hints at how they cover topics from a wide array of disciplines. But having various subjects that can…
By: Dan Benardot, PhD, DHC, RD, LD, FACSM Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Human Health The focus on nutrition to attain or maintain a state of good health is an increasingly important feature of the scientific literature. This…
A summary of important health news from the past week. California grower recalls avocados over possible listeria By: Associated Press Henry Avocado recently recalled their conventional and organic avocados because of a possible listeria contamination. These avocados are generally sold…
By: Yeeun Lee Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things (Counterpoint, 2011) was written by two environmental activists, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie. In attempts to prove that pollution isn’t merely environmental, Smith and Lourie expose…
By: Jennifer Sarrett & Amanda Freeman Tomorrow is the Atlanta March for Science. This event is aimed to bring people together to push for more publicly funded and disseminated science. Attendees are in support of the positive role science has…
By Katherine Lewis Editor's Note: This article is the first of a 3-part series on measles and vaccines. Measles, a potentially lethal respiratory illness, was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 due to the widespread success of the…
By: Yeeun Lee Goods, services, and experiences are all commercialized in this day and age, and volunteering is no exception to this trend. In the West, altruism has turned into voluntourism: “a type of tourism where tourists pay to participate…