Category: Health
How Will the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Affect People Who Can Get Pregnant?
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling, which protected abortion rights, 55 years after its legalization. The issue has…
How Medical Bias Causes High Maternal Deaths in POC
Conscious and unconscious medical biases are very dangerous. This is especially true in pregnancy as they have led to higher mortality rates in pregnant POC.…
How Water Contamination in the US Disproportionally Affects Communities of Color
Water Contamination is a dangerous, all too common problem in many communities in the US. The communities most affected by water contamination are disproportionately POC…
How Street Dance Can Improve Mental Health
Dance has been a core component of humanity and culture since the beginning of time. Besides the obvious physical benefits that it provides as a…
How The Pandemic Reveals Endemic Ableism
The deaths of the disabled during the pandemic has been erroneously used as sign vector of non-lethality. This is ableism, plain and simple.
Why Are There Are So Few Women in Clinical Trials?
A lack of women in clinical trials contributes to frequent misdiagnosis and drug overdose. How can we get more women as volunteer subjects?
How The Fashion Industry Sees Mental Health
Photoshoots, runways, fashion events around the world… The Fashion Industry sells a lot of ideas to the public: luxury, exclusive items of clothing, and even…
Diversity in US Healthcare: How Covid Exposed The Deep Flaws
The pandemic of Covid-19 has put an intense spotlight on healthcare globally, and the United States is no exception. The flaws of the mostly for-profit…