FeaturedPublic Health The Invisible One Percent Part 1: You The Machine Warning: Graphic images. “Mike Stamford: I heard you were abroad somewhere getting shot at. What…Christy KimMay 25, 2015
Public Health Bee Population Decline – Who’s to Blame? When bees threaten a family picnic or romantic walk in the park, it may be…Sara CheaMay 4, 2015
Public Health GM-Uh-Os: Should We Label Them? Oh no, GMOs! They're everywhere and we're hearing from all over that they're pure evil…Jenny ConnorsApril 15, 2015
Public Health Breast Milk Miracles: Bad Science? Breastfeeding is often touted as the best thing a mother can do for her baby.…Taylor HenryApril 14, 2015
Public Health Genome Editing: Now Easier, But Dangerous? Genome editing used to be the stuff of sci-fi movies, with movies like Gattaca depicting a…Kailyn KimApril 6, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Anti-Vaccination Rationalizations The growth of the anti-vaccination movement poses a serious threat to public health. The LA…Zachary CalvoApril 3, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Loud Music Can Cause Early Hearing Loss Hearing loss can be caused by a wide variety of factors, ranging from genetic conditions,…Anderson NguyenApril 1, 2015
Public Health Finding Target Areas For Preventative Care Programs Using Housing Data The results of a study released in the Collaborating for Community Health issue of Health…Nicole BarcegaMarch 29, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Genetically Modified Salmon Might Be Hitting the Markets Soon Twenty five years ago, AquaBounty, a biotechnology company aiming to improve aquaculture productivity and sustainability, created…Nicole BarcegaMarch 29, 2015
Public Health Highly Resistant CRE Bacteria Found at UCLA Medical Center Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, a family of bacteria, also known as CRE, infected seven patients who had…Anderson NguyenMarch 28, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health IBM’s “Dr. Watson”: Health Advice Based on Your DNA IBM's artificial intelligence engine, Watson, is teaming up with a start-up called Pathway Genomics to…Lochan ShahMarch 28, 2015
Public Health Do Cruises Come With Increased Risk of Outbreaks? When people decide to take a cruise, they're usually imagine sailing off into the golden sunset…Nicole BarcegaMarch 26, 2015
Public Health Daylight Saving Time Affects Your Body’s Circadian Rhythms With the arrival of the spring comes the "spring forward" daylight saving time observed around…Anderson NguyenMarch 24, 2015
Public Health Rural and Urban Suicide, Public Health Issues When you hear the words "public health issue" you might first consider things like the Listeria outbreak…Kailyn KimMarch 24, 2015
Public Health Thrown Away Phones and Electronics Can Come Back to Haunt Us As technology advances, we tend to find ourselves frequently buying and accumulating more and more…Nicole BarcegaMarch 23, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Eradicating Measles Globally by 2020? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiologist Dr. Rebecca Martin cautions that the global…Anderson NguyenMarch 10, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health “You Have One Year to Live”: Predicting Survival I work in pediatric oncology. In layman's terms, childhood cancer. While my job involves pipetting at…Kailyn KimMarch 9, 2015
Public Health California Smog 411: What it’s Made of and Why it’s Deadly We've all heard that pollution is bad, but just how bad is it? In California,…Lochan ShahMarch 8, 2015
Public Health Private Actors in Global Health: A Switzerland Perspective Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part II Last month, our public health class visited the Global Fund…Lochan ShahMarch 1, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health High Fever, Red Rash: Measles Outbreak Like a lot of diseases, it starts with a fever, a runny nose, and a…Kailyn KimFebruary 22, 2015