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
Research Are We Supposed to Live Forever? Many assume that the process of aging is natural and inevitable. Essentially every organism experiences…Raymond HoDecember 23, 2018
Wellness A Dog’s Way to Our Heart The four-legged creature we call dog is affectionally described as "man's best friend." These furry animals provide companionship…Suzy NamFebruary 10, 2018
Public Health Who Watches the Body Market? Body brokers, also known as non-transplant tissue banks, serve as middle men between donors and…Nicole BarcegaJanuary 4, 2018
Public Health Loneliness As Likely to Cause Premature Death As Obesity Feeling lonely? You're not alone and you should take the chronic feeling seriously. Recent research performed…Amy LydenDecember 15, 2017
Healthcare Prolonging the Inevitable: The Dilemma of Modern Medicine Our lives have a starting point and an ending point. In other words, mortality is…Ramdeepak HariNovember 7, 2016
Healthcare Coping with Death as a Med Student There is no chapter in medical school textbooks that prepares students for delivering bad news or coping…Rupleen KaurOctober 21, 2016
Healthcare Physicians: Marking the Line Between Life and Death Difficult decisions are a part of life, but physicians in particular are forced to make…Itzel RomeroNovember 16, 2015
Medicine Can Statins Prevent Lung Cancer? Cholesterol is a thick, fat-like substance that naturally appears all around your body. It is…Sara CheaSeptember 4, 2015
Wellness Disease Detectives: Progeria My achy-breaky back and seemingly infinite fatigue often make me feel old beyond my years,…Priya BhattacharjeeJuly 6, 2015
Research When Will You Die? It's unfortunate, but eventually everyone passes away. Although life expectancy has certainly increased in recent…Raymond HoFebruary 26, 2015