Authored by: Noah Scheidt Art by: Aleena Naeem Mental healthcare in rural America remains one of the nation’s most pressing and overlooked crises. For decades, shortages of providers, long distances to clinics, and persistent stigma have left countless patients without the help they need. The COVID-19 pandemic not only accelerated the adoption of telehealth, but also drastically increased rates of mental health issues such as depression. These circumstances provided both the

Authored by: Nicole Loy Art by: Grace Liu Various health-related myths love to circulate in our common culture. One popular example is lovingly, but incorrectly, quoted by moms everywhere: “One glass of red wine a day is good for your health." While many have shaken off this myth as correlation and not causation, another secretly pervasive myth remains: the idea that cleaning too much has increased allergies and asthma in children.  This myth is based on the "hygiene hypothes

Authored by: Natalia Collins Art by: Aleena Naeem Joel Eisiminger was fighting the Northern California wildfires when his coworkers noticed one side of his face was drooping. Joel was soon after diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a fatal blood cancer, at only 25 years old. He had no known risk factors for this form of cancer, except for his work as a wildfire firefighter. Joel’s cancer was attributed to chemicals from long term smoke inhalation over his 6 years of wildfir