The American medicine cabinet has always perplexed me. Its name would suggest a primary function for holding medications, but it also holds shavers, toothbrushes, cotton buds, and floss. …

My parents and I live in complete opposite continents and different timezones. It’s always “opposite” day when I call my parents. I would be pouring milk into my breakfast cereal, while they sit down to have dinner. When I am bundled up in layers in the winter, they continue wearing…

Should you be concerned about the new COVID-19 variants? Yes. But how much should you panic? What can you do?

My aunt keeps pestering me to find out if I have experienced any new mutations, so I’d like to start with: No, I am still not eligible to join the Avengers. All my limbs are intact and none of them are spewing lasers or cobwebs. If you have questions about…

****THIS IS NOT AN UP-TO-DATE RESOURCE FOR COVID-19 VACCINES IN PREGNANCY. This article was written prior to the mRNA vaccines being approved and prior to safety data. It is now deemed SAFE and EFFECTIVE to receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy*** ****THIS IS NOT AN UP-TO-DATE RESOURCE FOR COVID-19…

We’re often led to believe that pharmaceutical companies are the sole investors taking on massive risks associated with developing drugs. Some studies estimate that it cost around $19 million per drug for development while others claim it is upwards of $1.2 billion dollars per drug development. But these number are…

I am ashamed to admit this but I used to minimize Black strife in America. I am immigrant from Malaysia and for years as an Asian immigrant, I believed that it was easier to be Black than an immigrant. I thought my struggle to obtain a driver’s license or to…

The swarm of news and articles that we have been scrolling past have been constantly ringing a bell to call to attention of an incompetent government, a looming Greater Depression, and the collapse of industries that have historically held our society together. In these uncertain times, we begin a mental…