Public Health A Call for Research into Commercial Video Games as Therapy If you are a gamer, chances are that your parents often scolded you for playing…Cath AshleyFebruary 11, 2019
Public Health Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola Crisis Comes Back With a Vengeance Despite high hopes that the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was…Dani MaydanFebruary 10, 2019
Public Health Death and Disease: A Medical History of Vampires Most of us are familiar with the classic fictional vampire: a tall, deathly pale, distressingly…Alia McKeanJanuary 21, 2019
Public Health Dr. Vivek Murthy Sworn In As New US Surgeon General Almost one year and a half after being nominated by President Obama to be the…Angeline NguyenJanuary 11, 2019
Public Health America’s Addiction Prescription drug abuse has become an important public health issue in the past decade. The United…Erik AndersonJanuary 3, 2019
Public Health Increase in Pediatric Exposure to Opioid Medications The opioid epidemic within the United States has surged in recent years, claiming thousands of…Baktazh AziziDecember 23, 2018
Public Health Rural Health: The Risks of Living in Greener Pastures At first, living in the countryside seems to benefit your health. However, being closer to nature…Anna GrimaldoSeptember 23, 2018
Public Health Patients Without Borders: The Rise of Medical Tourism Chances are, healthcare isn't the first reason you might think of for visiting another country. Yet…Anna GrimaldoSeptember 23, 2018
Public Health Do No Additional Harm: Healthcare-Associated Infections There might be some irony to contracting an infection at a healthcare facility, but healthcare-associated…Anna GrimaldoSeptember 23, 2018
Public Health Kids’ Health Amid Immigration Stress In the past weeks, media coverage has focused on how recent policy changes are causing…Ilhaam BurnySeptember 17, 2018
Public Health Eliminating Trachoma Worldwide Trachoma is a bacterial infection that can cause irreversible blindness. Although it is not widely…Ilhaam BurnySeptember 8, 2018
Public Health The Role of Bots in the Spread of Public Health Information Anyone who has used social media is likely familiar with the CAPTCHA. The CAPTCHA is…Cath AshleySeptember 5, 2018
Public Health Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Popular Kellogg’s Cereal The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging people to return their boxes of…Dani MaydanAugust 27, 2018
Public Health Ebola Breaks Out in the Democratic Republic of Congo After its initial outbreak almost 40 years ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…Dani MaydanJuly 1, 2018
Public Health When Two Human Rights Fight: An Overlooked Challenge in Migration & Health Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part VII Believe it or not, migration trends have a direct impact…Lochan ShahJune 22, 2018
Public Health De-linking R&D From the Price of Drugs: Fantasy or Future? Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part VIII As a society, we've become pretty used to thinking…Lochan ShahJune 22, 2018
Public Health The Link Between Climate Change and Allergies At some point during the year, up to a third of the global population experiences…Ilhaam BurnyJune 2, 2018
Public Health HIV on the Rise in Massachusetts Drug Users A recent spike of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the state of Massachusetts, which is…Dani MaydanMay 28, 2018
Public Health Can We Fight the Opioid Crisis by Making Less of Them? At some point during the year, up to a third of the global population experience…Nicole BarcegaMay 28, 2018
Public Health What Goes Up, Must Come Down? Newton's third law clearly does not apply to every entity, especially drug prices. Over the…Vasundhara AcharyaMay 1, 2018