Oct 8, 2024 | Blog
By: Catherine Colt, JHBL Staffer Introduction Nearly half of all women in the United States have reported incidents of sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime.[1] Over 60% of these fifty-nine million women...
Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
By: Payton Colace, JHBL Staff Member Introduction: Concerns developed this past summer over the protection of the female body, specifically, the safety of menstrual care products.[1] Worries arose following publication of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health...
Sep 28, 2024 | Blog
By Elisabeth Clagett, JHBL Staff Member Young adults have commonly used e-cigarettes (hereinafter vapes) as their preferred tobacco product since 2014.[1] Youth vape usage reached its apex in 2019, when 27.5% of U.S. high school students reported they vape.[2] In...
Sep 17, 2024 | Blog
By: Stacey Charlot, JHBL Staff Member Every day, without fail, I see her. On my way to school, my walk back home in the late evenings, when I am on my way to run errands downtown, or even traveling to South Station to catch the train. She always sits on the same...
Apr 16, 2024 | Blog
By Camil Miki Zaganjor, JHBL Staff Member Roughly 130 million adults in the United States, about 39% of the population, use wearable devices that track the user’s heart rate.[1] In addition, the vast majority of people at risk for cardiovascular disease approve of...
Apr 8, 2024 | Blog
By Rose Tracy, JHBL Staff Member Introduction The clash between scientific expertise and political considerations is nothing new in the United States.[1] However, tension has risen substantially after the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,...
