Healthcare is a difficult topic to discuss and address in U.S. politics. Even though there are important policies such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA,
The legacy of female advocacy is one that beats the test of time, evolving to grandeur as every day passes. Jameela Jamil, actress and women’s
It was a hot July 1928, and Scottish scientist Dr. Alexander Fleming had long been fascinated by the harmful effects of bacteria and other microorganisms.
Similar to flying cars and memory-erasing neuralyzers, genetically-modified babies might originally sound like something straight out of a futuristic sci-fi film. However, with the rapid
We have all heard of the term of selective breeding, which consists of picking two specimens with traits you find useful and breeding them to
In what has been called the “rape capital of the world” by a top UN official, Dr. Denis Mukwege offers hope to women whose attacks
Diamond Smith has struggled with excessive facial hair since the age of fifteen. She would shave her face in the morning and then notice the
Winner of the Spring 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Explanatory Article Best Article in the Category of “Science & Technology” You probably have
During the 1800s, deaf people in America had no language they could use to communicate with other deaf people, or anyone else for that matter.
“They’re free at last, but it’s a double-edged sword,” Jared is a 19-year-old undergraduate student studying Biology at a four-year university. Like many students, Jared
At the tender age of twenty-five, Demetria “Demi” Lovato has gone through more than most people will in their entire life. Many people face their
Have you ever imagined what the world would look like without the invention of anesthesia? Consider what life looked like when it was not available:
When Rosemary Kennedy was enrolled into Kindergarten in 1924, her teachers labeled her as “deficient.” Rose and Joe Kennedy, her parents of high status and
The dreaded Freshman 15. It’s the one thing we want to avoid at all costs when we go to college. As students, we ask ourselves
Winner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Explanatory Article Best Article in the Category of “People” Imagine being one of the
In December 1989 Sean Strub sat nervously in a pew near the front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. He quietly listened to
Today there are a variety of diets in the world that help people’s bodies be healthier, more powerful, or more attractive. Not only sports players
Winner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Military History” Best Article in the Category of “Science
As you make your rounds through the makeshift hospital your group has hastily set up, you pause and take a moment to process your surroundings
Have you ever thought you were different or had people tell you you were different? Have you ever done things that seemed weird to others?
Natural disasters are very common but tragic events around the world. From earthquakes to tornadoes, geological disasters can cause increasingly damaging effects, affecting the landscape
Influenza is a well-known viral infection that affects the lungs, nose, and throat. Symptoms of the flu include fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, congestion, runny
Summer of 1906 brought about an unexpected arrival into the Warren’s rented summer household when “… one of the Warren’s daughters became ill. Next, two
Mid-way through the nineteenth century, people still believed in the disease theory of miasma. Miasma was a type of “bad air” that was thought to
Whenever one thinks of a real-life hero, one thinks of firefighters or policemen or even sometimes nurses. But we rarely imagine environmentalists as being heroes
It was January 29, 1951 when Henrietta Lacks found herself walking into the “colored” section of Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital. An African-American mother of five,
Kate gave Helen a piece of candy in order to stop Helen’s tantrum. Helen stopped and walked away from Kate and went over to her
Have you ever thought of murdering your sibling after an argument? Or does that seem a bit too extreme? Perhaps too understandable? Sisters! There is
Many people may not know this, but animal research has played an important role in almost every major medical advancement of the last century. The
“The frail child in the tattered dress stands next to a large carved wooden chair, her hand resting on the arm for support. A large
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