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
Public Health Is Chemotherapy the Best Choice for End-Stage Cancer? Chemotherapy is one of several methods of treating cancer. It's the use of powerful drugs…Kailyn KimNovember 25, 2015
Public Health The Hidden Side of Private Actors in Global Health The Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part IV In February, our public health class visited the Global…Lochan ShahNovember 24, 2015
Public Health Cancer Experts Prescribe Actions Against High Costs of Cancer Drugs A group of the leading cancer experts in the US have targeted the high cost of cancer…Nicole BarcegaNovember 23, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health How the ACA Makes Primary Care Visits More Accessible A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reveals…Anderson NguyenNovember 19, 2015
Public Health UCSF and San Francisco Act to Highlight Health Impacts of Sugary Drinks This past summer, new legislation was approved by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and Mayor…Anderson NguyenNovember 14, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Cuba Ends Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in the United States live with HIV. The…Kailyn KimNovember 7, 2015
Public Health Prescriptions May Hurt More Than They Heal Getting sick is inevitable and visiting the doctor is a common thing to do when…Sabina LiNovember 5, 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 Kidney Swap: Gotta Match Them All http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-lifeport-kidney-transporter-an-automated-device-to-assess-and-picture-id2374557A kidney swap, which can involve "ferrying kidneys between two hospitals", might sound like something…Kailyn KimNovember 3, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Whole Foods or Whole Frauds? How to Shop Smart and Eat Well Why is figuring out what's in your food so confusing? Nobody can opt out of…Taylor HenryNovember 2, 2015
Public Health Fake Medication: A Global Pandemic The trafficking of fake medication is a global issue that threatens not only public health, but…Angeline NguyenNovember 1, 2015
Public Health Good Food, Bad Planet? Many of us know that heavily processed foods, often loaded with sugar and saturated fat, are…Taylor HenryOctober 31, 2015
Public Health Baltimore Program Shows Healthy Menus Won’t Hurt Restaurants A recent study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health produced evidence that it…Nicole BarcegaOctober 27, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Behind the Flu Vaccine The flu season is now in full swing, but it's never too late to talk about the…Kailyn KimOctober 26, 2015
Public Health Revisiting South Korea’s MERS Outbreak Misinformation spread fear and delayed a timely response. During the recent outbreak of Middle East…Christy KimOctober 25, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Hookah: Flavored Smoke Trends More Dangerous Than Cigarettes Walking into a hookah lounge with its plush pillows, dim lights, and mellow atmosphere is…Angeline NguyenOctober 25, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health An International Patchwork of Healthcare Whether it's about Obamacare, Medicare, or another program, proposed changes to the US healthcare system always…Tonya LeeOctober 23, 2015
Public Health US Children are Dehydrated A new study conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health indicates that…Anderson NguyenOctober 22, 2015
Public Health Shopping – for Doctors? The term "shopping" brings to mind brand-name clothing and handfuls of bags with logos stamped across them.…Tonya LeeOctober 22, 2015