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By: Kristine Alarcon A recent study at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California found that women who breast-fed had a 30% lower risk of breast cancer relapse after treatment and had less aggressive tumor types compared to women who did not breast feed. The study, conducted led by Kaiser’s Division of Research scientist Marilyn Kwan, focused … Read more
By: Sara Kim Police began undercover investigations in Mesa, Arizona in order to uncover child sex trafficking crimes committed in the area. Although prostitution was already being investigated, the special focus on such crimes involving children started around the Super Bowl season, a period when prostitution rises. According to Detective Esteban, the undercover operations are … Read more
By: Luis Gay Human trafficking in Vietnam is increasing at an alarming rate according to Minh Hung in his article “Kidneys, newborns, wives for sale: Human trafficking on the rise in Vietnam.” “From 2011-2015 [there has been an] eleven percent increase” in Vietnamese human trafficking cases. In reaction, six provinces in Vietnam and officials from … Read more
By: Charmaine Santos Minority Health Month is observed every April in the United States in order to raise community awareness on the issues around health disparities among ethnic and racial minorities. The commemorated month of April dates back to the leadership from Dr. Booker T. Washington in 1915. Since then, reports such as the Report … Read more
By: Kristine Alarcon On the TEDMED stage, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris quoted Dr. Robert Block saying, “Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today.” Dr. Harris’s career as a pediatrician changed once she discovered research conducted by Dr. Vince Felitti and Dr. Bob Anda called the “Adverse Childhood … Read more