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webby Samantha Borenstein | Edited by Andrew Guo While medications are incredibly useful tools, capable of both improving quality of life and thwarting death, they …

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Untreated Mental Illnesses: The Causes and Effects

webUntreated mental illnesses are a growing concern in the United States. In the United States, about 43.8 billion adults have a mental illness – this is equal to 1 in 5 …

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Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt: Why Does It Matter

webWith the recent Supreme Court case regarding abortion, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the court stands to make an important decision on women’s …

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Maternal Effects: Intergenerational Transmission of Health …

webby Dyanne Ahn | Edited by Maryam Kamel. In her book The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects, Harvard University historian and …

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Health Care Reform: Learning From Other Major Health Care …

webThe Beveridge Model was first developed by Sir William Beveridge in 1948. Established in the United Kingdom and spreading throughout many areas of Northern …

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Mental Health Services Accessibility During COVID-19

webAccording to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, for individuals recently diagnosed with a mental disorder and contracted Covid-19, there is a death rate …

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About Us – Princeton Public Health Review

webAbout Us. The Princeton Public Health Review (PPHR) is a student-run publication designed to showcase the outstanding global health research performed by Princeton University …

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Social Media, Political Rhetoric, and Public Health in the COVID Era

webby Andrew Guo | Edited by Cecilia Kim On December 12th, 2019, in Wuhan, China, a group of patients checked into their local hospitals with high-grade fevers, acute …

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Human Trafficking and Healthcare: Using a Public Health …

webBy Nathnael Mengistie. According to the International Labor Organization, human trafficking is the act of controlling or exploiting a person for sex, labor, or other …

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The Unintended Consequences of Anti-Obesity Public Health …

webThe Unintended Consequences of Anti-Obesity Public Health Campaigns. Over 13% of adults are now categorized as obese and nearly 40% as overweight, with …

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Linking Obesity and Severe COVID-19 in Children

webIt was also linked to a 1.42 times higher chance of severe illness, meaning COVID-19 cases requiring ICU admission or ventilators. The results of these studies …

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The Resurgence of Measles in the U.S.: Causes, Consequences, and …

webBy Madeleine Winter Within the past decade, there has been a significant resurgence of measles outbreaks in the United States. Between January 1 and March 14 …

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UV Light: A New Tool for Disease Prevention

webThe 222-nm UV light effectively destroys the MRSA and as opposed to the 254-nm UV light, produces hardly any pre-mutagenic DNA lesions, due to its lower …

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Mental health in prisons around the world: Europe and Africa

webIn Romania, where according to Dr. Mihai Corciova, psychotherapist, the main mental health issues faced by prisoners have to do with drug abuse, there exist …

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The Food Paradox: An Augmenting Connection Between Obesity …

webBy Mimi Chung. Obesity, a growing problem in industrial and post-industrial countries, is in many areas intertwined with malnutrition. Though many industrial nations …

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Health Effects of Increasing Wildfires in the United States

webResearch has found that chronic exposure to wildfires can cause asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and increase risk …

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Mental Illness in Pakistan: The Impacts of Terrorism

webAs a result of the War on Terror, an estimated 80,000 Pakistani civilians have been killed between 2004 and 2013. As terrorism has become a growing concern in …

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The Politicization of Disease – Princeton Public Health Review

webThe political ramifications of disease and pandemics’ utility as a political tool are undeniable. A deep scare can create a sense of urgency that forces the public to put …

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Paperwork and Physicians: Medical Documentation in the …

webBY MIMI CHUNG As in many professions, the constant presence of paperwork is an annoyance, but in the medical field, it serves an important and obvious …

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An Overlooked Consequence of Civil War: Mental Illness in Somalia

webBy Sirad Hassan. Somalia is a beautiful country of storytellers, poets, and nomads. The history of the nation is troubled by the onset of a civil war that afflicted a …

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