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Perception of Illness in Asian American Culture
Authored by: Nicole Kim Art by: Amber Briscoe “Have these oranges and study harder!” “You’re sick again? Go drink some water.” Illness...
Nicole Kim
Feb 15, 20254 min read
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease
Authored by: Surabhi Shastry Parkinson’s disease (PD), a rapidly growing neurodegenerative disorder, affects over 10 million people...
Surabhi Shastry
Feb 15, 20253 min read
The Overlooked Disparity in Dentistry
Authored By: Valentine Kim The disparity in healthcare between different populations in society has been analyzed for decades. The...
Valentine Kim
Feb 11, 20253 min read
Beyond Shackles As Battles for Pregnant Women in Prison
Authored By: Natalia Collins “I was suffering from postpartum depression, I had been on drugs, and I was locked in a room all day,”...
Natalia Collins
Feb 11, 20254 min read
Kodokushi: When Loneliness Leads to Tragedy
Authored By: Celine Kim Joji, a 50-year-old Japanese man was found dead under six metric tons of pornographic magazines. He was a victim...
Celine Kim
Feb 11, 20254 min read


Using Medicaid to Fight Climate Change
Authored: Maya Gowda Art By: Mia Hsu Day by day, the impacts of climate change continue to devastate communities across the U.S. and...
Maya Gowda
Feb 10, 20253 min read


How Can Healthcare Surmount Growing Functional Illiteracy?
Authored by Anjali Anbu Art by Nava Lippman In discussing literacy-based barriers to healthcare, it's often assumed that writing in...
Anjali Anbu
Jan 8, 20245 min read
Privatization of COVID-19 Therapeutics and What It Means
Authored by Kaitlyn Lee During the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government provided vaccines, treatments, and tests free of...
Kaitlyn Lee
Jan 8, 20244 min read


LGBTQ+ Youth: Social Media Legislation and Civil Rights
Authored by Elsa Leichty Art by Joyce Wang The effects of social media on young people’s mental health have long been debated. Nearly 5...
Elsa Leichty
Jan 8, 20244 min read


Behind Closed Lines: How Redlining Fuels Pandemic Inequities
Authored by Danielle Smith Art by Nava Lippman The hidden boundaries of redlined communities, drawn decades ago, continue to mark the...
Danielle Smith
Jan 8, 20244 min read


South Asian Americans and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Authored by Amina Khan Art by Daisy Meng “As a primary care physician, I would see young South Asians coming in who’d had a heart...
Amina Khan
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Breaking the Cycle
Authored by Jasmine Feng Cramps. Bloating. Fatigue. You know the drill: heating pads, chocolate cravings, and the perpetual wish for a...
Jasmine Feng
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Hidden Harms of Hormonal Birth Control
Authored by Gina Lombardo It is widely believed that hormonal birth control is prescribed for a singular purpose: to prevent pregnancy....
Gina Lombardo
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Economic Disparities in Healthcare
Authored by Bowen Fu In a world where medical advancements seem boundless, it remains a horrifying reality that not all individuals have...
Bowen Fu
Jan 8, 20243 min read


Counterfeit Drugs in Lower-Income Countries
Authored by Simra Yousaf Art by Nava Lippman Imagine this: you are a diabetes patient living in Pakistan, and you have been suffering for...
Simra Yousaf
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Motherless Births: A Futuristic Reality?
Authored by Emily Zhang After ovaries are surgically removed from female volunteers, they are transported to the Bottling Room where they...
Emily Zhang
Jan 8, 20243 min read


When Culture Meets Science
Authored by Yelenia Almonte Art by Audrey Trivedi Perhaps one of society’s most common misconceptions is the notion that science is an...
Yelenia Almonte
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Bridge Clinics: A Scalable Solution for SUD
Authored by Ishan Shah Substance use disorder (SUD) is a neurophysiological disease characterized by a chronic urge to use a drug that...
Ishan Shah
Jan 8, 20244 min read


The Small Change, Big Impact: Reframing Language in Healthcare
Authored by Ankitha Kasavaraju Art by Ashley Chopra “I am eating healthy because I am on a diet.” “I am eating healthy because I am a...
Ankitha Kasavaraju
Jan 8, 20243 min read


Aging and Health in Southeast Asian American Communities
Authored by Emily Vo Art by Angela Yuan Southeast Asian American (SEA) communities have often been overlooked within conversations...
Emily Vo
Jan 8, 20244 min read
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