health
What to Know About Vaccine Nationalism
None of us are safe until all of us are safe.
By Jacqui Germain
Social Media Is Helping Young People Get Vaccinated Before Their Grandparents
But what constitutes "skipping the line"?
By Anna Tingley
Chicago Teens Stand Up to Environmental Racism on the South Side
"We are tired of the city treating us like a garbage can.”
By Trinity Amari Colón and Gregory Miller
Miami Spring Break Is Devolving Into Chaos
With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, the city is seeing huge crowds and mass arrests.
By Emily Bloch
The Pandemic Is Making it Even Harder for Queer Youth to Get Health Care
“Everything LGTBQ youth deal with on a good day, they’re also dealing with now.”
By S. Baum
The Tremendous Cost of Staying Alive in the U.S.
“I literally am sharing the same vial of insulin with my sister.”
By Jacqui Germain
COVID-19 Hasn't Gone Away—It's Worse Than Ever
Don't forget about the threat of the virus in the wake of the election.
By Brittney McNamara
Rep. Lauren Underwood: Our Health Is on the Ballot
"None of this is okay, and the truth is that it didn't have to be this bad."
By Rep. Lauren Underwood
You Can Test Negative for COVID-19 Even If You Actually Have the Virus
Negative COVID-19 tests might give us a “false sense of security.”
By Brittney McNamara
Family Charged After Party Forced High School to Go Remote Due to COVID Concerns
The local Board of Health and high school chose to go remote after a high school party.
By Lucy Diavolo
Judge Your Future College by Its COVID Response
How they’re behaving during this crisis speaks volumes.
By Sabine Poux
Students Are Getting in Trouble for Sharing Photos of Crowded Schools
Several students in Georgia were even briefly suspended.
By Mary Retta
College Students Are Gearing Up for a Lonely, Surreal Fall Semester
Campus social life is going to look very different.
By S. Baum
I Was a Security Guard at the Hospital Where I’m Now a Med Student
"The mistrust in our community around medicine is, to some degree, justified."
By Adaira Landry
15 Things To Know About Your Period
You might consider yourself a menstrual expert, but it's good to check your knowledge.
By Elizabeth Kiefer