Is our Privilege Killing us?
Let’s check my health privilege: I have no allergies, I’m in possession of my tonsils, appendix, and wisdom teeth, and I have never been hospitalized or so much as broken […]
Category Archives: Medicine
Fatal Attraction: The Truth Behind Mosquito Bite Preference
For as long as I can remember, they have come for me. They follow me everywhere, stealing a tiny drop of my life force and replacing it with poison before […]
Take two of what and call you in the morning?
While everyone may not know exactly what antibiotics are or how they work, most people have taken them at some point in their lives. Familiarity with antibiotics stems from the […]
The Science of “The Pill”
The story of oral contraception begins in the early twentieth century when Austrian physiologist, Ludwig Haberlandt, found that female rabbits and guinea pigs became temporarily sterile after the transplantation of […]
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? It’s not just about you.
1.5 million. That number can represent many different things: the population of Philadelphia, the number of classified living species, or the number of tweets Taylor Swift’s Reputation album received in […]
New Hopes for a Cancer Diagnosis
“You have cancer.” The dreaded three words that no patient wants to hear when they go into the clinic. A cancer diagnosis can be devastating on an emotional and psychological […]
Man’s best friend is a hospital superbug’s worst enemy
Dogs can do amazing things from sniffing out bombs to hunting rabbits. But Angus, a 3-year-old English springer spaniel, is a detection dog like no other. In 2016, Vancouver Coastal […]
Troubling the Water
On August 31, 1854, an outbreak of cholera occurred along Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in London. Over the next three days, 127 people living in the area died; the count […]
Detoxifying the mystery of an underrated organ
We’re a few months into the new year now, so how’s that “New Year, New You” life plan going? More specifically, how about those detoxes or cleanses? You may have […]
The Story of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Warning: There are images within this article that may be disturbing to some. Like many Americans, when I think of the problems associated with living in poverty, the first thing […]
