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Letter to the Reader: Fall 2020 (Issue 2)
Dear Reader, In an era defined by a global pandemic, political turmoil, and social justice movements, it’s undeniably clear that…
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Letter to the Reader: Fall 2020 (Issue 1)
Dear Reader, In an era defined by a global pandemic, political turmoil, and social justice movements, it’s undeniably clear that…
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VOLUME 13 ISSUE 2 OUT NOW!
Dear Reader, In the last several weeks the progression of the global coronavirus pandemic has left us quite shocked, and…
In CAHOOTS with the Right People: Mobile Crisis Intervention
This past summer, Americans have had to confront both the pervasive racial injustice and ill-equipped public health infrastructure that underlie the harmful consequences that COVID-19 has had. On the one hand, the COVID-19 pandemic had a debilitating effect on the morale and mental health of individuals across the globe. On the other hand, a wider…
Why do Women Experience Stronger Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccine?
With vaccine distribution rolling out all over the nation, scientists have been closely analyzing the new trends regarding the correlation between age, sex and dosage as well as the side effects of different COVID-19 vaccines. Based on data presented by the CDC, there have been more reports of adverse events experienced by women after receiving…
COVID-19: One Year Later, A Brief Reflection
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic over a year ago on March 11, 2020 [5]. On the same day, Washington University in St. Louis also announced their Spring Break extension until March 23, 2020, when online instructions would then start [4]. What was initially thought to be over in two weeks has now…
India’s Fast-Track Plan to National Vaccination
India, home to the second worst COVID-19 breakout in the world with over eleven million confirmed cases, has officially launched a response program [1]. On Jan. 21, 2021, India launched what Prime Minister Modi has called the world’s biggest vaccine rollout. The distribution program started with Phase 1, which entailed vaccinating the four cores of…
Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19: A Pandemic of its Own
In March 2020 in the U.S., stay at home orders were put in place, schools went remote, people began working from home, and many Americans were furloughed or laid off. Since the surge of COVID-19 cases, the pandemic has increased the number of people stuck in their houses through the various measures set in place…
COVID-19: A Discussion of its Disproportionate Impacts and the Vaccine
Boredom. Zoom. Monotony. Loneliness. The effects of COVID-19 are far-reaching, ranging from a multitude of family struggles to mental health issues. As this virus has shown, certain subsets of the population are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including minority populations who face a host of racial injustices daily as well as individuals who were previously afflicted…
Cartilage Circuits Make a Spark
Traditional osteoarthritis (OA) treatment depends on the patient’s ailment and what information they report. Usually, it begins with seeing an orthopedic surgeon to address pain, where they run tests and do scans that can detect the level of OA present in the cartilage. Common problems include cartilage degradation and bone formation, but sometimes these do…
Maintaining Mental Health: An Interview with Psychology Professor Tim Bono
During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health among Americans has declined rapidly [2]. In particular, teenagers and young adults are having an especially difficult time maintaining good mental health [1]. Many teenagers do not know how to improve their mental health as this topic is not addressed in many U.S. high schools. To learn more about…
Europe’s Bungled Vaccine Roll Out
As the US, the UK, and Israel have vaccinated at least 30% of their population against COVID-19 and continue to do so, the European Union is struggling and lagging behind [2]. France and Germany have only vaccinated about 10% of their population, and other European Union countries like Spain and Portugal have around 15% of…
The Scientists Behind the Vaccine
When Pfizer launched its COVID-19 vaccine, news started appearing about BioNTech, the company Pfizer worked with for the development of the vaccine. Unlike Pfizer, BioNTech was not a part of Big Pharma, did not have an international presence and wasn’t behind any medication that was as widespread as the COVID-19 vaccine. The company was owned…