Research Keeping Vaccines Viable for Months Without Refrigeration With COVID-19 still in our sight, vaccines remain an effective way to fight modern-day diseases. However,…Luke GinesApril 25, 2022
Public Health COVID-19 Vaccines – The Latest Addition to Over a Century of Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren In May 2021, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (brand name Comirnaty) against COVID-19 was authorized for use…Cath AshleyJanuary 5, 2022
Public Health Skepticism and Doubt in the Latest Covid-19 Vaccines – A Glimpse of the Past When the Pfizer vaccine was first being administered, the most prominent concerns were: "Is it…Vincent LeongAugust 12, 2021
Public Health Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines are 90% Effective in Real-World Setting, Study Shows With nearly 180,000,000 Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 as of July 2021, it seems as though…Eva DaneshAugust 12, 2021
Medicine Pharmacy Deserts and the Race to get COVID-Vaccinated Quick question: how far is your nearest pharmacy? If the answer is greater than five…Nancy CheaAugust 3, 2021
Public Health Coronavirus: Mechanisms and Symptoms At the start of 2020, the world panicked as cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…Baani SabharwalMay 19, 2020
Wellness Fiber and Flu Prevention When flu season rolls around, it isn't uncommon to see posters all around schools and…Sandya KrishnaAugust 13, 2018
Research Pill-sized Device Could Replace Vaccination Needles Are the vaccinations up to date? Know a fussy child who needs to be vaccinated, but hates…Jasmine JanAugust 15, 2017
FeaturedResearch Hyperactive Immune Response Could Strengthen Vaccines When we get sick, we want our bodies to mount the best possible defense against…Karina KakAugust 3, 2016
Medicine Building Immunity in 3D 3D movies. 3D printers. Over the years, we have seen an emergence of new technology…Jane ZhouJanuary 25, 2016
Research Engineered Bat Virus May Prevent Future Epidemic Roughly a decade ago, an infectious disease known as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS coronavirus) triggered…Samantha St GermainJanuary 3, 2016
Wellness Don’t Let Your Health Maintenance Go on Vacation For many people, summer calls for vacation time abroad and traveling by airlines. When visiting…Sophia TangSeptember 3, 2015
Wellness The Nasty Brothers: Chicken Pox and Shingles At first glance, chicken pox and shingles sound like strange words to link together: chicken disease…Bryn CloudAugust 22, 2015
Public Health No More Needles: Vaccine Patches Coming In 2017 Children and trypanophobes, rejoice! There is something other than Star Wars VIII to be excited…Jenny ConnorsAugust 19, 2015
Public Health Immunotherapy: How It Works and Its Role in the Future It is not uncommon to have a friend, a family member, or even an acquaintance…Sabina LiAugust 10, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Natural Disasters and the Public Health Response Natural disasters can be both unpredictable and deadly. In April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck…Alexandra RuanJuly 8, 2015
Medicine Not So Identical After All: Twins and the Immune System Full disclosure, I have an identical twin brother. Identical twins have long occupied the popular…Ben JacksonJune 26, 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
FeaturedMedicine Emergence of Anti-Cocaine Vaccines In social media and entertainment, cocaine is depicted as a crippling substance often associated with…Jane ZhouMarch 12, 2015
Medicine The Fight Against Rabies Rabies is a viral disease transmitted via the bite of an animal through the virus-harboring…Jane ZhouMarch 2, 2015