Public Health Homelessness and Healthcare in America According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the average life expectancy for an American is…Erik AndersonFebruary 17, 2017
FeaturedPublic Health Using Funding to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections Section 3008 of the Affordable Care Act went into effect October 1, 2014, penalizing the…Jason RoyalFebruary 6, 2017
FeaturedPublic Health New Technology to Combat Ebola is Paper Thin A potential new tool in the ongoing fight against Ebola has been developed by researchers…Jason RoyalFebruary 6, 2017
Public Health Public Health Behind Bars When you think of public health, you probably don’t think of prisons. Prisoners as a…Jason RoyalFebruary 6, 2017
Public Health How Climate Change Affects Public Health Last year was the hottest year since we began keeping track of temperatures in 1880.…Jason RoyalFebruary 6, 2017
Public Health Chagas Disease: The New HIV? Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, causes symptoms like diarrhea and fever in its early stages; more…Dale BongbongFebruary 6, 2017
Public Health Prions Part 2: Prions Are Not All Bad News If you haven't already, first read part 1 of this post: Prions - Proteins that…Jason RoyalFebruary 6, 2017
Public Health Prions Part 1: Proteins That Won’t Follow the Rules Prions are misfolded proteins that cause other proteins to refold into diseased states. In its…Jason RoyalFebruary 6, 2017
Public Health Meat as a Carcinogen? The WHO’s Report The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an independent agency under the WHO, released a…Kailyn KimJanuary 30, 2017
Public Health From Vision to Implementation: How Can We Make SDGs A Reality? A panel organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)…Lochan ShahNovember 4, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health “Under the Dome” Pokes China’s Pollution Censorship Bubble In a prime example of censorship, the video documentary "Under the Dome" by Chai Jing…Christy KimOctober 21, 2016
Public Health Don’t Let Sedentary Behavior Overpower Your Physical Activity School and work may have you resigned to a sedentary position for several hours each…Anderson NguyenAugust 26, 2016
Public Health The Dangers of Zika Virus On February 1st of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus…Kailyn KimApril 19, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health Homemade Meals Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes A new study conducted by researchers from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public…Anderson NguyenMarch 7, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health How Parents Can Better Manage Technology in Their Children’s Lives On September 28, 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new recommendations on how…Anderson NguyenMarch 5, 2016
Public Health The Business of HIV Drugs Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part V On March 17, 2015 my internship at the International AIDS…Lochan ShahFebruary 19, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health Universal Health Coverage: Truth or Myth? Humans, whether they are rich or poor, male or female, religious or non-religious, are born…Sabina LiFebruary 18, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health International Health Care Systems Part 4: The Out-of-Pocket Model To read the other parts of the series: Part 1: The Beveridge Model Part 2: The National…Angeline NguyenFebruary 8, 2016
Public Health Infectious Diseases Chase Syrian Refugees The "biggest refugee crisis since World War Two" is quickly becoming "the biggest refugee crisis including…Christy KimFebruary 6, 2016
FeaturedPublic Health The Progress of Obamacare Hotly debated during its introduction, the Affordable Care Act--better known as Obamacare--promised sweeping healthcare reform to "provide…Tonya LeeFebruary 6, 2016