Will I Have to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Every Year?
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Getting the flu shot has become an annual tradition for many of us as a way of getting yearly protection from one of the most common infectious diseases. As new …
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How One Woman Was Diagnosed with Celiac and Crohn’s Disease
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Will SchaeferPhoto Illustration by Aly LimWill SchaeferPhoto Illustration by Aly Lim Lauren Murawski was a freshman in college in 2017 when she began to experience digestive problems. “After I would …
Emily Anadu of The Lay Out on Cultivating Black Joy
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Emily Anadu didn’t mean for The Lay Out to become a thing. It was 2020 and Fort Greene Park, once a place of solace for the Brooklyn resident and accomplished …
What to Know About Mpox: Treatment Options and Vaccines
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After experiencing a significant decline in cases in the US since 2022, mpox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cases …
Teen WNBA Fans Are More Inspired Than Ever Before
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You don’t have to be a fan of the WNBA to have noticed its rise in popularity over the past few years. Game attendance is at an all-time high since …
She Spent a Decade Fainting Before Being Diagnosed With POTS
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Grace Bundy, 28, has a unique relationship with the floor. Growing up naturally tall and bendy (which she would later learn at 19 was a manifestation of Ehlers Danlos syndrome), …
What Is Neffy, the First Nasal Spray For Severe Allergies?
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Allergic reactions, especially when severe, can be pretty scary. In the case of anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction, the treatment typically involves the administration of epinephrine, a drug used to …
Ibtihaj Muhammad Speaks Out About France’s Olympic Hijab Ban
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The 2024 Olympics are right around the corner — something Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad would typically be celebrating. But this year, she’s calling the Games, or rather its host, “shameful.” “When …
What Are Microplastics, and Why Are They in the Human Body?
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On general principal, consuming plastic seems like an obvious no-no. But according to experts, we do it all the time. We just don’t realize it because what’s making their way …
I Went Fencing With Team USA’s Maia Chamberlain
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Like many cusp Gen Z millennials, my first introduction to fencing was through the 1998 film “The Parent Trap.” If you haven’t seen the movie in a while, there’s an …