Spring 2024
The Secret Role of Sleep in Boosting Metabolism by Ari Harkavy
The Future is Now by Nathan Hahn
Fall 2024
Check Yourself or Wreck Yourself: Recognizing and Addressing Burnout During Finals by Ella Edelstein
With finals on the horizon, it is prime season for academic burnout. But how do you identify it, and what can you do to help? Check out this article to learn how, plus some suggestions and how to easily fit ‘me’ time into your schedule!
How the 2024 Election will Impact Healthcare Policy in the U.S. by Maia Hernandez
While it is currently unclear what the exact impacts of the 2024 presidential election will be on U.S. healthcare policy, we can create expectations based on what has been publicized on the Trump administration’s campaign trail as well as the actions they have taken in the past.
Key healthcare policy changes may be observed in the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Public Health, and Reproductive Healthcare policies. Many of the expected policy changes aim to reduce taxpayer money being used towards federal healthcare programs and restrict access to healthcare through various means.
The Hidden Epidemic: Iron Deficiency in South Asian Communities by Lakshita Kutnikar
This blog reflects on the surprising connection between my own experience with iron deficiency and the widespread issue in South Asian cultures. With diets often lacking red meat and a heavy reliance on tea, many face a hidden struggle with iron absorption. Through sharing personal insights, I highlight the importance of raising awareness, making small dietary changes, and breaking cultural stigmas to address this often overlooked health concern. It’s a conversation that can start with a joke but lead to real change.
A Lifeline for Veterans: Supporting PTSD Recovery with Holistic Care by Sam Moreno
Veterans face significant challenges like PTSD that profoundly impact their mental health and reintegration into civilian life. With medical-oriented solutions such as specialized VA care, innovative therapies like service dogs, and holistic support through organizations like ThundarLP, we can pave the way for their recovery. By addressing systemic barriers and fostering collaboration, we ensure veterans receive the medical and psychological care they deserve for a life of healing and stability.
A Discussion of Nursing Homes in America by Angela Zhang
Skilled nursing facilities, more commonly referred to as nursing homes, are long-term healthcare institutions often populated by elderly and hospice patients, many of whom have dementia or other conditions that require special care, and extra attention their families may not be able to provide. They are by no means an uncommon phenomenon; in 2020, the CDC reported that 1.3 million people were residing in one of 15,300 nursing homes across America, 83.5% of whom were ages 65 and up. As an EMT working in interfacility transport, they’re where the majority of my transports go, but amongst EMTs, they’re often abhorred for their poor patient care. After seeing so many in such poor conditions for myself, I began to investigate the phenomenon of America’s systematic institutionalization of its elderly.