500%. That is the increase of prisoners in the US prison system over the last 40 years, totaling two million people (The Sentencing...

In considering medical discrimination, researchers typically take a micro-level approach that focuses on the biases of individual...

In today's highly publicized debate around the notion of universal healthcare in America, one could think that it is a relatively new...

In the world of healthcare, less can be more. Following increasing investments and progress in pharmaceutical drug development, patients...

Heart-warming stories of miracle babies’ triumphs over sickle cell disease, nephritis being magically cured overnight, or patients...

The perverse increased cost of prescription drugs in the United States by drug manufacturers harms people, especially when they are most...

High school and college athletes in the United States are in the grip of a silent pandemic. According to the University of Pittsburgh...

Globalization is a phenomenon that dominates our world today, especially in the clothing industry. Large fashion companies, such as...

Family and other informal caregivers play a significant role in ensuring the health and well-being of loved ones requiring assistance in...

Not only is a war devastating for civilians and can rip apart their entire life, but war also has both mental and physical repercussions...

Clinical trials provide a safe and effective means for testing a treatment’s efficacy in a real-world setting. However, when the “real...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women— making up 30% of cancer that women are diagnosed with [1, 2]. It is very likely...

If you suddenly underwent cardiac arrest, who would be there to save you? Minutes matter when situations like these occur; your survival...

Have you ever taken your mother’s sacred herbal tea for a common cold and felt much better only to find out later onward that there was...

“It just takes you out of the disease,” said Andrea Casson. “Parkinson’s disease is feeling like you're losing control every day, and...

Slumped in her chair, Estelle seems more like a statue than a person – eyes closed and breath shallow, flickering between asleep and...

As strange as it sounds, it might take going out of our minds to feel more comfortable in our own. As the importance of mental health...

Could artificial intelligence (AI) be planning your meals soon? Ongoing research indicates it may be our new reality. AI is a relatively...

As of March 2022, there are approximately 106,309 people waiting for an organ donation in the US [1]. Out of this number, about 75% will...

Technological development has led to both major medical breakthroughs and improvement in quality of life for patients on the...