Kaylee Lamarche. Homelessness is often misconstrued as a form of individual irresponsibility. This notion creates a sense of separation between those who are homeless and those who are not. This division also diverts the blame from the systems and institutions that propagate homelessness onto the individual.  Because of this, mental health disparities rarely become the... Continue Reading →

Soomin Lee. In 2008, twelve children fell ill from an unusually high outbreak of measles in San Diego. Upon further research, it was revealed that nine out of the twelve children had not been vaccinated against measles at their parent’s objection and the remaining three were too young to be vaccinated. The number of parents... Continue Reading →

Aniket Dhariwal. Individualized medicine, also called precision medicine or personalized medicine, utilizes the specific person and their genetics to tailor medications, medical interventions, and other procedures. This concept does not mean developing medications that are specific to the individual, but rather means that health professionals can use and tailor existing practices to better treat and... Continue Reading →

Jessica Gai. Precision medicine, “an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person”, has emerged on the scene of healthcare as a promising move towards more effectively treating patients based on their individual needs. The Precision Medicine Initiative that was introduced by... Continue Reading →

Avery Orrall. All eyes were on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford this past Thursday, September 27th as she testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee that Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court nominee, sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. Many women identified with Dr. Blasey Ford, as one in three women will be a... Continue Reading →

Kaylee Lamarche. On August 11th, at the white coat ceremony for the class of 2022, New York University School of Medicine announced it will cover tuition costs for all current and incoming students, regardless of their financial situation. This is all to be funded by an endowment that is currently at $450 million of the... Continue Reading →

Aparna Alankar. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (SK) in Manhattan recently came under fire for negotiating a for-profit venture with PAIGE, an artificial-intelligence (AI) start-up founded by three insiders at SK. Several board members at SK are investors in PAIGE, which has an exclusive deal to access SK’s archives containing over 25 million patient tissue... Continue Reading →