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Where Did All the Fruits Go? The High Prevalence of Food Deserts in Minority Communities
Written by Manahil Gill. Edited by Megan Lu and Susan Chamling I was four years old when I first begged for a McDonald’s Happy Meal. I...
Speak Out for Surgery
Feb 8, 20238 min read
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The Real Priority: Vaccine Inequity During the Pandemic
April 24, 2022 ⋅ 1:30 P.M ⋅ Writer: Pritesh Patel ⋅ Editors: Susan Chamling & Megan Lu ⋅ COVID-19 first started in December of 2019, but...
Pritesh Patel
Apr 24, 20225 min read
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The Need to Unite: The Impact of Coronavirus on Public Perception [UCLA Students]
May 15, 2021 ⋅ 6:30 P.M ⋅ Blogger: Susan Chamling⋅ Editor: Guadalupe Sandoval⋅ Virtually everyone has been affected by COVID-19. The...
Susan Chamling
May 16, 20213 min read
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Medical Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum... 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions and was the youngest person to die in Florida from COVID
Nisha Joseph
May 10, 20213 min read
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Why COVID-19 is Disproportionately Affecting the U.S. Incarcerated Population
January 13, 2021 ⋅ 12:30 P.M ⋅ Emily Kennedy ⋅ Editor: Guadalupe Sandoval⋅ You would think that as the nation with the largest...
Speak Out for Surgery
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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Sharing Love With Others: Origin Story
Maxine wanted to build something in which she could build and maintain a connection with the people she served.
Guadalupe Sandoval
Dec 4, 20203 min read
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Racism Is a Public Health Issue: COVID-19
Black people are the most likely to die from coronavirus in California.
kimiafaroughi
Nov 29, 20203 min read
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Illness, Injury, Inclusion: A Third Dive Into LGBTQIA+ Health— Allyship
As students, future health professionals, and members of intersectional communities, we must think about our own role.
Faaizah Arshad
Nov 11, 20203 min read
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Untold Stories: Jacqueline
May 05, 2020 ⋅ 6:30 P.M ⋅ Guadalupe Sandoval ⋅ Editor: Cate Shroedner⋅ When a person experiences a traumatic injury, it not only affects...
Guadalupe Sandoval
Jun 6, 20203 min read
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Untreated Problems: Jonathan & His Family
May 17, 2020 ⋅ 6:30 P.M. ⋅ Guadalupe Sandoval ⋅ Editor: Cate Shroedner Microtia refers generally to the underdevelopment of the outer...
Guadalupe Sandoval
May 17, 20203 min read
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A Call for Doctors of Color: Latino Community
May 04 2020 ⋅ 6:30 P.M ⋅ Jennie Garcia ⋅ Editor: Guadalupe Sandoval⋅ Doctor visits were always a significant event growing up. Our family...
Jennie García
May 4, 20205 min read
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COVID-19 and Chinese Stigmatism
“I’m just coughing a bit and I don’t want to cough on others.” I couldn’t believe I was forced to justify myself to complete strangers...
Alicia Wang
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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Illness, Injury, Inclusion: A Second Dive Into LGBTQIA+ Health
This is the inescapable truth of today: sexual orientation and society’s responses to it have a powerful impact on individuals' health, ...
Cate Schroeder
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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Illness, Injury, and Identity: Our Health System and the LGBTQIA+ Community
February 25, 2020 ⋅ 3:30 P.M ⋅ Cate Schroeder ⋅ Editor: Guadalupe Sandoval It’s sex ed class when you’re thirteen. Or it’s the hospital...
Cate Schroeder
Feb 19, 20204 min read
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Storytelling in Healthcare
February 12, 2020 ⋅ 6:30 P.M ⋅ Faaizah Arshad ⋅ Editor: Guadalupe Sandoval Disclaimer: Although the story depicted below is fictional, it...
Faaizah Arshad
Feb 12, 20203 min read
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A Demand for People of Color in White Coats
[M]ost black patients rarely, if ever, meet a doctor who looks like them!
Faaizah Arshad
Jan 8, 20205 min read
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Immigration and Healthcare Access
I would have expected there to be measures in place to overcome a language barrier...
Cate Schroeder
Nov 30, 20194 min read
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The Effect of Pharmaceutical Companies on the Accessibility of Drug Treatments
November 20, 2019 ⋅ 7:30 P.M ⋅ Faaizah Arshad⋅ Editor: Guadalupe Sandoval Since the 1970s, there have been great advances in medicine....
Faaizah Arshad
Nov 20, 20194 min read
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Chronic Conditions: America’s Silent Struggle
"If I was still living in denial, my intestines would probably fail..."
alecsimoni
Nov 16, 20194 min read
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Untreated Problems: Neris & His Family
September 22, 2019 ⋅ 12:20 P.M ⋅ Guadalupe Sandoval When we think about people who don’t have access to healthcare services, our minds...
Guadalupe Sandoval
Sep 22, 20195 min read
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