Handy Health: The Benefits of Knitting
By Madison Hogan I started knitting my senior year of high school. It began merely as a curiosity — could I really make a nice hat or scarf on my
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Take a Hike: How Hiking Can Boost Your Physique, Mood, and Spirit
By Leah Ginn While on a strenuous hike in southern Kentucky near Cumberland Falls, one of my closest friends once said to me, “I think I believe why nature is so
Read moreTortilla Reform of Medical Malpractice
By Jesse Hu Let me pose a hypothetical. Say you’re a mailman. You drive around in your mail buggy, and every day the mail makes it to the right place. One
Read moreIt Takes a Village
By Nneka Ewulonu W hen you hear the word hospital, a common image most likely pops into your head: light blue or white, sterile walls of individually sectioned rooms, harsh fluorescent
Read moreDisproving Arguments of the Anti Vaccine Movement
By Nikhil Gangasani The anti-vaccine movement perpetuates the notion that vaccines cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This false causation is attributed to misunderstood and pseudoscientific factors, but its beginnings are linked
Read moreOn Motivation: Fitness Blog #1
There are many days I come home after class, and the weight of the day pulls me to my bed. I lay down, and I say, “I’ll workout
Read moreApril Showers Bring Bugs Bites?
By Huriyah Malik Who would imagine that a tiny bug could transmit a life threatening disease? Recently, Canadian singer and songwriter Avril Lavigne was bitten by a tick and diagnosed with
Read moreUna Estudiante de Medicina: Shadowing in Perú
By: Megan Murphy As I took my first steps out of the scorching Peruvian sun through the open doorway of the hospital, the privileged American in me subconsciously expected a
Read moreImportance of Evidenced-Based Healthcare for Decision-Making
By Charyse Magdangal The world of healthcare is in a constant state of flux. Every year, thousands of peer-reviewed medical articles are published with new findings, and more innovative technologies for
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