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Racial Disparities in Healthcare Access and Outcomes

In the United States, racial disparities in healthcare remain a significant issue. People of color, especially Black Americans, face worse health outcomes, limited access to care, and unequal treatment compared to white Americans. This ongoing problem stems from systemic and structural racism ingrained in the healthcare system.

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Kayla Zamora Kayla Zamora

The End of an Era, and the Beginning of a New One: What is Menopause?

Menopause is when a woman’s period stops completely. It is a very normal part of any woman’s life and is in no way a disease or disorder. According to others, it is also called “the change of life.” Once your period stops completely, it also means you can no longer get pregnant. However, menopause doesn’t just happen all at once. It takes years for the body to transition to menopause, and along with it comes many symptoms and irregular periods.

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Luke Saddler Luke Saddler

Rural Healthcare: Bridging the Gap

Access to healthcare in rural communities remains a challenge to governments and medical institutions worldwide. Compared to urban areas, rural populations rarely have access to readily available specialized medical services. Barriers such as long-distance travel, workforce shortages, and socioeconomic factors contribute to the disparity between urban and rural areas. Unfortunately, this leads to increased healthcare costs, high rates of preventable disease, and sub-par health outcomes for rural patients.

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Luke Saddler Luke Saddler

CAR-T Therapy: Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment with Immune Engineering

In the continuous fight against cancer, treatment options have typically centered around surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Although these traditional forms have found much success and continue to thrive, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T therapy, has marked a significant breakthrough in cancer treatment in recent years. In the continuous fight against cancer, treatment options have typically centered around surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Although these traditional forms have found much success and continue to thrive, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T therapy, has marked a significant breakthrough in cancer treatment in recent years. Unlike these traditional treatments, CAR-T therapy provides a personalized approach to target and destroy cancer cells through the immune system.

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Sophia Keen Sophia Keen

Breaking the Stigma: How to Talk About Mental Health Without Fear

Although mental health is becoming an increasingly more prominent and relevant topic in the lives of many, the traditional and harmful social stigmas rooted in society might be intimidating when attempting to communicate on the inner battles of our minds. Furthermore, it is essential that we learn how to educate ourselves and others as well as converse together about the uphill battle that is poor mental health. In this post, we will be discussing the four best ways to talk about mental health without fear to become the best version of ourselves.

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Anabia Anwar Anabia Anwar

What is Medicaid and Medicare?

Medicaid and Medicare are two different types of healthcare program coverages. These two programs are offered in the United States and are government-funded programs meant to aid and assist medically two different groups of people. They both have two separate eligibility.

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Luke Saddler Luke Saddler

Blue Zones: What Can We Learn from the World’s Healthiest Communities?

Around the world, there are geographic regions where people live significantly longer and maintain much healthier lives. The inhabitants of these so-called “Blue Zones” have much lower rates of chronic diseases and significantly higher numbers of centenarians, who live past 100 years old.

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Marquez Apodaca Marquez Apodaca

10 Days in: A healthcare perspective of Donald Trump's US Withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO)

In Donald Trump’s first few days back in office, he has signed over a hundred executive orders affecting and changing many policies such as immigration, environment, and many more on controversial topics. He has pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Treaty to end gender-discrimination laws. Still, many have not been informed on his orders and that effectively changes healthcare in the US for every American.

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Luke Saddler Luke Saddler

The Rise of Plant-Based Diets

Plant-based diets have grown in popularity in recent years. Around the world, especially in the United States, health gurus, environmentalists, and everyday people alike are opting for more plant-based food preparation. Whether it's vegan restaurants or simple plant-based alternatives on grocery store shelves, the spotlight of the consumer’s diet began a shift to focusing less on meat and more on plants. These nutrient-dense diets consist of foods made from plants, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, and whole grains. They have grown in popularity for various reasons, like personal health concerns, but another leading cause for the switch is the potential benefits for planetary health.

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Grace A Grace A

The Temporal Lobe: How it Works

The temporal lobe can be found behind the temples of the head. The temporal lobe contains the primary auditory cortex and the auditory association area. The temporal lobe is known for hearing, language processing, and memory.

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Lizbeth Gomez Lizbeth Gomez

Rising Awareness for Mental Health

In the year 2025,  we will see mental health awareness at an all-time high. This is due to the rising testimonies coming from across the world. The increasingly fast pace of life, only amplified by socioeconomic and political pressures, has woken up the need/desire for people's minds to give more attention to their mental health.

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Mia Okedara Mia Okedara

Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in the Nursing

Nurses, the heroes of the healthcare system, often find themselves on the frontlines of a silent battle, struggling to maintain their own mental well-being. In the article, “The Impact of Nurses’ Work Environment on Mental Health and Suicide” by Critical Care Nurse they highlight the demands of the nursing profession can take a significant toll, leading to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and even suicidal ideation compared to the general population.

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Luke Saddler Luke Saddler

Combating Malnutrition in Underdeveloped Countries

Malnutrition is a broad term, simply it can be defined as the lack of proper nutrition. It occurs when a person fails to meet or surpass their body’s nutrient requirement. Malnutrition can occur in the form of undernutrition or overnutrition. The former is far more common in underdeveloped countries that do not have access to sufficient food systems or proper healthcare. There are multiple types of undernutrition, including acute malnutrition (wasting), chronic malnutrition (stunting), and micronutrient deficiency (World Health Organization, 2024). The global scale of malnutrition, specifically undernutrition, is quite large today.

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Kayla Zamora Kayla Zamora

The Top Health Benefits of Matcha

Matcha is a powdered green tea that is made from shade-grown tea leaves. It has a bright green pigment and a rich, umami flavor. Umami means “delicious savory taste” in Japanese. Matcha may be good for your weight, health, and other aspects as a result of its high antioxidants.

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Ingmar B Ingmar B

Tackling the Villain Antagonizing Americans, Hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis impacts the lives of approximately 3% of Americans, yet not many people seem to know about it, nor open up about their experiences with hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis causes the sweat glands to produce excessive sweat, often triggered by stress, anxiety, or heat. The condition can cause embarrassment and social withdrawal as sufferers of the condition don’t want others to make note of their sweat-soaked clothes. This article will dive deep into recent advancements and the implications hyperhidrosis has on people’s daily lives.

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Malaika Khan Malaika Khan

Drugs and Society: Substance Abuse Shaping The Community

Drug abuse has significantly impacted health communities today. It is a personal struggle that involves battling against substances that disrupt our bodies and minds. These substances can include a wide range of drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, and even prescription medications. Drug abuse occurs globally, affecting diverse demographics and cultures. While it is often more common in impoverished areas, the reality is that it can impact anyone, anywhere.

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Kayla Zamora Kayla Zamora

The Harmful Health Effects of Wildfires

You may have heard about the drastic wildfires that have been occurring in Los Angeles. As a Los Angeles resident, this is all that I have been hearing about the past five days! Hearing about it so often is very upsetting as all that we know is that lives were taken, homes were destroyed, and natural landscapes have been damaged. Not only do these fires have an impact on the environment surrounding us, but it has harmful effects to our bodies, more specifically the smoke from the fires.

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Marcella Ferrer Marcella Ferrer

The Harmony of the Mind.

The use of music can be related to a language that surpasses cultural and linguistic barriers, touching the hearts and minds of people universally. Whether it’s a soothing melody that calms the soul or a slow depressing beat that brings one to tears, music has a significant impact on our emotional and mental state. In this article, we’ll delve into the psychological effects of music, exploring how it influences, and overall well-being.

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Luke Saddler Luke Saddler

Coffee drinking time and mortality: When is the best time to drink coffee?

Around 70% of adults in the United States of America consume coffee daily. That is about 183 million adults who drink coffee. Moderate daily consumption is typically linked to various health benefits, ranging from improved brain function to reduced risks of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and even death. But when is the best time to drink it? This article explores newly published research that examines the patterns of coffee consumption timing among the U.S. population and assesses their relationships with different health outcomes.

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Smridhi Chanda Smridhi Chanda

The Skepticism Of Future Healthcare Insurance Companies: Is It Fair?

With several decades, people in the U.S have grown skeptical regarding the insurance policies and tactics of the Healthcare Industry. Dating back to the early 1900’s, people have noticed the common problems and hardships they had to encounter due to the standard policies of the insurance coverages. Recent news reports address that problems such as rising healthcare costs, issues with fraud and abuse, lack of security and privacy are just some of the ideas of why people have begun to protest about these issues. Because of the unequal treatment of some companies, people have grown furious and even protested in riots and took significant action.

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