Public Health Holistic Approaches to the Treatment of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a disease characterized by hallucinations, social withdrawal, and poor cognitive function. Today, there are over…Alexandra RuanApril 16, 2017
Public Health Blood Tests May Now Diagnose Concussions in Kids As concern grows over long-term concussion damage among professional athletes, parents worry about the risks…Alexandra RuanJanuary 7, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health The Brain-Gut Connection: The Psychological Considerations of Bariatric Surgery Rates of obesity have increased exponentially over the past few decades. As over one-third of the US…Alexandra RuanJanuary 5, 2016
Public Health Closing the Gap: Discrepancies in Utilization of Preventative Care Screening programs can be highly effective tools in reducing the burden of certain illnesses within…Alexandra RuanDecember 29, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health The Doctor and Lawyer Are In: The Importance of the Medical Legal Partnership While the primary role of physicians is to treat disease, the causes of disease can…Alexandra RuanDecember 21, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Oblivobesity: How Parental Denial is Fueling a National Epidemic Obesity among children has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Despite increasing awareness about…Alexandra RuanNovember 25, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Treating Tuberculosis: Successes, Challenges, and the DOTS Program Since the 1990s, the (TB) mortality rate has declined by 45% worldwide. One of the…Alexandra RuanNovember 4, 2015
Public Health Gray v. Rochkind: The Impact of Lead Poisoning on Inner City Youth Lead poisoning in children has been shown to have many irreversible and damaging effects. While…Alexandra RuanAugust 12, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Natural Disasters and the Public Health Response Natural disasters can be both unpredictable and deadly. In April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck…Alexandra RuanJuly 8, 2015