In addition to the incredibly expensive modern day hospital fees, pharmaceutical treatment of a variety of…
Alex RennMarch 11, 2015
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiologist Dr. Rebecca Martin cautions that the global…
Anderson NguyenMarch 10, 2015
AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome), previously known as testicular feminization, is a genetic disorder that makes…
Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 10, 2015
Medical implants often need to be installed in an operating room. Pacemakers and cochlear hearing aids,…
Benjamin YangMarch 10, 2015
I work in pediatric oncology. In layman's terms, childhood cancer. While my job involves pipetting at…
Kailyn KimMarch 9, 2015
The scanner being developed by entrepreneur Jonathan Rothberg's startup company, Butterfly Network, doesn't actually use X-rays or…
Benjamin YangMarch 8, 2015
Marijuana use has been notoriously associated with a phenomena that has been affectionately named "The…
Alex KimMarch 8, 2015
We've all heard that pollution is bad, but just how bad is it? In California,…
Lochan ShahMarch 8, 2015
One of the most "fashionable" things to do today is to go on dietary “cleanses”…
Amit KumarMarch 7, 2015
The featured image above shows a CT scan of the brain of a patient with…
Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 7, 2015
Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease that damages the kidneys' ability to remove waste…
Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 6, 2015
With their vast knowledge and ability to heal, doctors are commonly hailed as heroes. When their…
Tanya NgoMarch 6, 2015
Although coconut water is a relatively new product to be marketed for mass consumption, its…
Zareen ThakorMarch 6, 2015
"Reading proficiency by third grade is the most significant predictor of high school graduation and…
Natalie LomayesvaMarch 5, 2015
A study by a research team including Adrian Egli from the University of Basel in Switzerland…
Stephanie ChuMarch 4, 2015
Humans have two sex chromosomes; women have two X chromosomes and men have one X…
Karina KakMarch 3, 2015
According to the Huffington Post, Americans drink over 400 million cups of coffee per day.…
Mimi ZhaoMarch 2, 2015
An endoscope is a medical tool used to internally examine a patient's body. It's a thin,…
Karina KakMarch 2, 2015
Rabies is a viral disease transmitted via the bite of an animal through the virus-harboring…
Jane ZhouMarch 2, 2015
