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The $5,000 Butt: What BBLs Really Cost You
The evolution of bodily aesthetics in the 1990s and early 2000s produced, like every decade before then, the faces of beauty. The idealized facial and body type championed the ultra-thin, fragile physique on a narrow frame decorated with glorious, chiseled…
Weekly Health Digest: EaseVRx, Flu Season, Person “Naturally” Cured of HIV, Omicron, Harris Invests in Healthcare
A summary of important health news from the past week. FDA Approves a New Virtual Reality Device to Help Ease Chronic Pain By: Elizabeth Pratt The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a breakthrough device that could improve the daily lives…
Build a Baby: Ethical Implications of Gene Editing
By: Lexi Rosmarin Photo by Brano on Unsplash (rights-free) Genes decide our eye color, height, genetic predisposition to diseases, and more. We all have a specific, unique mix of all of the genes that exist in the world. The difference…
Social Media: The New Epidemic
Photo by ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash (rights-free) Gone are the days of MySpace and AIM, where social media was purely a chatting platform to connect with friends. Today, Youtube, Snapchat, and Instagram are the most popular social media platforms among…
Weekly Health Digest: AY.4.2 Delta Variant, Vaccine for Kids, Water Pipes Infrastructure, Birth Control Spike in Texas
A summary of important health news from the past week. COVID-19: How worried should we be about the AY.4.2 Delta variant? By: James Kingsland Over the past 28 days, the U.K. has recorded one of the highest absolute number of…
Health Beyond the Blog: Your Skin Explained
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo Your Skin; the mammoth of all human organs and the title of season 3, episode 8 of the Netflix + Vox docuseries, Explained. In an enthralling (at times perturbing)…
No Kidding | Heather Krug: Understanding Dyslexia in Children
Telling Health’s Story | Addressing Climate Change Could Prevent the Next Pandemic
Traditional Medicine in The Modern World
Photo by Katherine Hanlon on Unsplash (rights-free) A health series that illuminates the efficacy and importance of traditional medicine systems and their impacts on modern medical issues. By News Team member Traditional medicine is the foundation on which modern medical…