College Campaign Destigmatizes Mental Health
By: Luis Gay When you give a college student a marker, a blank piece of paper, and an opportunity to express what is going on in their lives, the results may be solemn: "Drug addiction runs in my family and tore it apart. I never felt like I was good enough and hated myself." "I have struggled with depression and anxiety since middle school. My mother doesn't believe depression is a disorder. She thinks if I work hard enough and if I was positive enough, it would go away." Th
Cancer Drugs’ Effectiveness Do Not Match Their Cost
By Luis Gay In the past, whenever a cancer drug was created and released, people became excited. However, no one blinks an eye anymore because new treatments cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, far out of reach for many cancer patients. Along with costs, many new treatments are therapies/drugs that target cancers with specific mutations. As a result, only few people benefit. Pharmaceutical companies are given some slack when pricing these types of drugs as limited amount o
Former Foster Youths and Health Care: What they need to know
By: Kristine Alarcon Laticia Aossey, a young woman who grew up in the foster care system, was a student at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. When she got sick, with cyclical vomiting, acid reflux, and stomach ulcers, she was admitted into the hospital. That’s when Aossey found out she did not have health insurance. She would have been eligible for health insurance, but Aossey did not receive the notification right away. Her paper work was sent at a friend’s hou
