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Botswanan Scientists Discover Omicron COVID-19 Variant

Dec 30, 2021

Botswanan Scientists Discover Omicron COVID-19 Variant

Flights canceled. Restaurants closed. This holiday season, the omicron variant converging with the delta variant added a new set of...

Aleicia Zhu

Oct 31, 2021

The Long-Term of the COVID Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in more ways than one. From food to culture to politics, COVID-19’s reach extends far beyond...

Implicit Biases and the Healthcare System

Eugenia Calvo Prieto

Sep 26, 2021

Implicit Biases and the Healthcare System

In social identity theory, an implicit bias (also known as an unconscious bias), refers to the thoughts, feelings, or attitudes towards a...

Alekhya Buragadda

Sep 23, 2021

Cultured Meat

With seven billion people on the planet, large productions of food are required, therefore, people turn towards animals. As the demand...

Tanisa Goyal

Jul 16, 2021

Can music really reduce anxiety?

Have you ever listened to “Weightless” by Marconi Union? It is “the world’s most relaxing song,” (Passman, 2017) and studies have shown...

Low Medicaid and Medicare Reimbursements Hinder Ability to Receive Care

Aleicia Zhu

Jun 23, 2021

Low Medicaid and Medicare Reimbursements Hinder Ability to Receive Care

In the healthcare industry, it is well-known that the government programs Medicaid and Medicare offer lower reimbursements to physicians,...

Tackling health inequities during COVID-19

Eugenia Calvo Prieto

May 12, 2021

Tackling health inequities during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to some of the deep disparities in healthcare, some of which are being exacerbated or risk...

Chinedum Aguwa

Apr 5, 2021

The Infodemic in the COVID-19 Pandemic

For over a year, the world has been plagued by a pandemic, when a disease spreads to numerous countries. In particular, due to COVID-19....

COVID-19: How does it stack up in the ring?

Eric Gu

Mar 14, 2021

COVID-19: How does it stack up in the ring?

In March of 2020, our world stood still. The nightmare situation flooded this globalized, interconnected world. Humanity’s highest prides...

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