Modern innovations have successfully treated traditionally devastating diseases. Yet it is sometimes challenging to confront…
Christy KimDecember 12, 2015
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continues to be a growing concern because resistance to antibiotics…
Nicole BarcegaDecember 6, 2015
Consuming contaminated water is a common problem that disproportionately affects developing countries. Worldwide, 750 million…
Anderson NguyenDecember 5, 2015
Obesity is a problem that affects more than 78.6 million Americans and increases the risk…
Anderson NguyenDecember 4, 2015
As discussed in "Stop Sipping Soda! Berkeley's New Soda Tax", in a past election, Berkeley…
Maya AslamDecember 3, 2015
Food trucks have become a recent trend in many towns--New York, Portland, and Los Angeles,…
Karishma PatelDecember 2, 2015
In East Asian countries such as Japan, China, and Korea, people have long worn surgical…
Anderson NguyenDecember 1, 2015
In 2014, the Obama administration announced the first five zones of the Promise Zone Initiative:…
Nicole BarcegaNovember 29, 2015
There's been some good news on the vaccine front recently with the very promising Ebola…
Kailyn KimNovember 28, 2015
Childhood obesity, which has presented itself as one of the fastest-growing and most devastating health…
Tonya LeeNovember 27, 2015
Seven died in a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City. The sudden…
Tonya LeeNovember 26, 2015
Obesity among children has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Despite increasing awareness about…
Alexandra RuanNovember 25, 2015
Chemotherapy is one of several methods of treating cancer. It's the use of powerful drugs…
Kailyn KimNovember 25, 2015
The Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part IV In February, our public health class visited the Global…
Lochan ShahNovember 24, 2015
A group of the leading cancer experts in the US have targeted the high cost of cancer…
Nicole BarcegaNovember 23, 2015
A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reveals…
Anderson NguyenNovember 19, 2015
This past summer, new legislation was approved by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and Mayor…
Anderson NguyenNovember 14, 2015
The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in the United States live with HIV. The…
Kailyn KimNovember 7, 2015
Getting sick is inevitable and visiting the doctor is a common thing to do when…
Sabina LiNovember 5, 2015
