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Exploring First-World Ignorance of Monkeypox
Photo Credit: NIAID By Drew FrankStaff Writer On May 18, 2022, the first case of monkeypox in nearly 20 years was recorded in the United States. Prior to this, the virus was for the most part contained within its endemic countries such as Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, and South Sudan, having…
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Beyond the Womb and Wild: The Potential International Impact of the Nullification of Roe v. Wade
Photo Credit: Tony Webster By Lilit ArakelyanStaff Writer The possible revoking of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in the case of Roe v. Wade has sparked intense debate and protest across the United States. This landmark case protects women’s right to abortion in the United States and set a precedent for the expansion of…
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Op-Ed: Fentanyl as a WMD
Photo Credit: Province of British Columbia By Yan GrafStaff Writer In April 2021, as the United States was focused on dealing with the Delta wave of COVID-19, a drug advocacy group calling themselves “Families against Fentanyl” quietly submitted a letter to President Joe Biden with one demand: to label fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, a…