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The Uphill Battle of Becoming a Doctor: Social Solitude

Written by Sanjana Ahmed Edited by Lok-Yee Lam As a pre-medical student, I know that most people can recognize that becoming a doctor is...

A Chinese Problem: Fear of Yeet Hay

Written by Christine Kuang Edited by Jacquelyn Tang It's known that parenting is a form of manipulation (Johari Talib & Marmat, 2011)....

Catching Criminals with 23andMe

Written by Pooja Suganthan Edited by Kelvin Wu At-home DNA test kits, like 23andMe and AncestryDNA, have become household names over the...

Is moral bioenhancement really moral?

Written by Marium Ghobriel Edited by Elizabeth Katanov If science was capable of making everyone a morally sound person, what would come...

The “Invisible Minority” in Medicine

Writer by Jonathan Gao Editor by Kelvin Wu When looking at applications for institutional programs that are designed to bolster interest...

The Modern Man and Mental Health: Breaking from Traditional and Toxic Masculinity

Written by: Lok-Yee Lam Edited by: Laila Gad In recognition of National Men’s Health Awareness Month, it is important that we draw...

Ordering Organs

Written by Christine Kuang Edited by Jacquelyn Tang Human organs are scarce. Why not order organs from animals? According to the American...

I Can't Get Vaccinated, it's Against My Religion

Written by: Ishraq Nihal Edited by Marium Ghobriel As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in the wake of the highly contagious delta variant,...

A Chip on Your Shoulder

Written by Kelvin Wu Edited by Pooja Suganthan It seems like so long ago that the idiom “a chip on one’s shoulder” was just a saying for...

Using ‘Miracle’ Cures to Fight COVID-19

Written by Jonathan Gao Edited by Elizabeth Badalov It feels just like yesterday when the sharp scent of Five Thieves essential oil and...

The Epidemic of the Pandemic

Written by Faith SIngh Edited by Anling Chen In the age of technology, where we can get countless information at the tip of our fingers,...

Inequity and Indigenous People: The COVID-19 Crisis

Written by Elizabeth Badalov Edited by Anling Chen The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically shifted the norms which dictate how people...

The Uphill Battle to Becoming a Doctor: Undergraduate Money Matters

Written by Sanjana Ahmed Edited by Lok - Yee Lam When discussing trials and tribulations faced by students pursuing careers as doctors,...

U.S. Healthcare Economics -- Why are Drugs Getting More Expensive and Why You Should Care

Written by Lok-Yee Lam Edited by Sanjana Ahmed One of the growing concerns that we’re seeing in the U.S. healthcare system is the pricing...

Health Disparities in the LGBTQ Community

Written by Aisha Abid Edited by Razna Ahmed Health disparities exist in the LGBTQ community, which are associated with social stigma,...

An Illness Away From Bankruptcy

Written by Christine Kuang Edited by Jacquelyn Tang Give me a moment as I grapple with the fact that I am one serious illness away from...

DIY Medicine - Hacking Humanity’s Way Towards Enhanced Treatments

Written by Jonathan Gao Edited by Razna Ahmed The date is October 3rd, 2017 – the first of three days at SynBioBeta, a biotechnology...

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