I had the honor of judging the middle school students’ science projects at the Rochester Regional Science and Engineering Fair recently....

“Four hundred and fifty out-of-pocket?”, I exclaimed incredulously. A visit to my local pharmacy to buy a prescription ointment for acne...

Organic foods are a common feature in the aisles of most grocery stores these days. You have probably noted the higher price of organic...

The 20th century opened the floodgates for advancement across the board, from technology to medicine—even more efficient and effective...

Did you know that about 30-40% of the food supply in the U.S. is lost or wasted? This includes losses and wastage at all levels—starting...

Healthcare disparities are pervasive. I sat down with Senator Carla Nelson to get her take on health inequities in the state of...

I’m sure everyone remembers the excitement we felt when the COVID-19 vaccine first became available in 2020. It was a landmark discovery...

The freshwater crisis in the U.S. is real. It is, in fact, one of the most serious issues facing the country. In this post, we review the...

In our previous posts, we have touched upon the issue of global health disparities and the potential solutions to this problem. In this...

Within STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), there is more than just a pay gap: there’s a representation gap. People of...

In this post, we explore the impact of Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells in developing many therapies and medications. We delve into the darker...

In the past few years, you have likely noticed or experienced firsthand the impacts of climate change: from hotter and drier summers to...

In this post, I summarize my conversation with Dr. Nneka Comfere, Professor of Dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Comfere...

In this post, I summarize the highlights of my conversation with Dr. Maria Collazo-Clavell, an endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine...

When it comes to health outcomes, all Americans are not equal. Numerous studies have found that black, indigenous, and people of color...