Social Issues
Women and the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia, the “mysterious ally” of the U.S., is on the verge of great change, especially concerning the role of women in Saudi Society. These roles are now often challenged by both internal and external influences. Through education, economic, social, and political avenues, Saudi women have started to challenge the status quo by assert themselves [...]
Print journal: Why We Should Be Skeptical of the Science of Sexuality
By: Hannah LeBlanc, writing for The Science in Society Review In the past decade or so, several efforts to uncover the science of homosexuality have been published and received great media attention. From reports of “gay” animals to searches for the “gay gene” to the differences between “gay” and “straight” brains, there have been many reports [...]
Bilingualism and Immigrant Health: Primary Language Retention as Improving Health Status
Beginning in the 1920s, the Americanization movement sought to transform immigrants into “loyal Americans,” by imposing cultural norms and habits characteristic of the culturally dominant, native-born population of the United States on newcomers to American shores. Many immigrants, in hopes of being “accepted” by the mainstream culture, were happy to encourage such initiatives, and put pressures [...]
Feral Children: The Genuine Existence of Humans Who Grow Up in the “Wild”
Last July, a woman was reunited with her family after having been separated from them for 38 years. Reportedly, the woman, Chhaidy, disappeared at the age of 4 from her village in Theiva, a small village in India bordering Myanmar. She survived on her own, living in the jungle with limited human contact. Throughout her [...]
Health Insurance Reform in Obama’s Affordable Care Act
After President Obama’s re-election, stakeholders in the healthcare industry have begun to realize that many of the reforms within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) are here to stay for the next four years and well beyond. The overarching goals of the legislation are to decrease the number of uninsured Americans [...]
Precarious Preparations: The Advent of Affordable Care
Arguably the most important and polarizing policy issue of the Obama administration’s first term, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 – known together as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – will define the president’s time in office for the next four years. The [...]
California’s Proposition 36: Changing the Drug Policy Landscape
Twelve years ago, California voters participated in a referendum on drug treatment policy. Laws in place at the time had required minimum prison sentences for many non-violent crimes such as drug abuse, resulting in a growing and aging population of non-violent prisoners. The initiative, known as Proposition 36, had two goals: to increase public safety [...]
The “Fairer” Sex: Underrepresentation of Women in Clinical Trials
Even in the 21st century, women are consistently underrepresented in clinical trials involving drug therapy, medical devices, and behavioral interventions. Although various US federal agencies have made improvements to legislation regarding women’s participation in clinical trials over the past few decades, recent studies demonstrate that the underrepresentation of women remains a persistent problem that raises [...]
Dental Therapists: A Step in the Right Direction or a Step Too Far?
The US Surgeon General’s 2000 Report “On Oral Health” was a wake-up call for America. Over one half of children are suffering from tooth decay, and twenty-two percent of adults have reported experiencing oral-facial pain in the last six months. However, the most staggering statistic is the inequity within oral health-care; for every one American [...]
Rolling Thunder: Racing Across America
For the Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program—a running and wheelchair racing club based in Long Island, New York for athletes with disabilities—the Sunday morning run is the last run of the training week. At 8 AM one Sunday morning in December, the distance runners on the team gathered at the gates of Connetquot State Park [...]
Grassroots Special Needs Program Seeks the Paralympic Dream
On any given Saturday morning, there are countless 5K races going on around the country. Dan Renahan, a recent college graduate of Long Island University, won one of these 5K races in 16 minutes and 20 seconds on a Saturday in September. As usual, a local newspaper reporter wrote a short article on the event [...]
Outsourcing Medicine: The Expanding Field of Medical Tourism
In a country where 62% of all bankruptcies are the result of skyrocketing healthcare bills, it’s clear that the U.S. has a healthcare expenses problem [1]. Combine that with some of the worst mortality rates in the developed world, and you start to understand how Americans are in a lose-lose situation when it comes to [...]
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