by Alexandra Collins Here in the United States, the healthcare system is pitted against us all. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (2024), in the first quarter of 2024, 8.2% of Americans aged 18 to 65 were uninsured. That is 27.1 million people without health insurance. Collins & Gupta (2024) found that many people in the United States with healthcare insurance still struggle; many are experiencing medical debt, errors in medical billing, and denials of coverage. I have...

by Bob Kieserman On Friday, an advisory panel created by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. voted to change a recommendation that has been serving the American public for over 30 years. As I am sure you know by now since it has been all over the news, the panel deemed that babies should no longer receive the first dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Instead, the panel voted to recommend that the first dose be given when the child is 2 months old and only if the mother tests negative...

by Alexandra Collins   Introduction   In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a state of emergency. Many people contracted COVID-19 and became severely ill, and in extreme cases, people died. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic affected education worldwide, prompting schools to transition from in-person to remote learning rapidly. Historically, in the United States, there have been racial and ethnic disparities in higher education, which led me to explore: How did the COVID-19...