Source: iStock At just 3 months old, Victoria Gray was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. Her deformed red blood cells led to excruciating pain episodes as she struggled to care for her four children. After a successful clinical trial, Gray became the first person in the United States to undergo treatment for a genetic disease …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Daniel Schludi Abstract Background: Covid-19 has been a growing public health issue in American households over the past several years, specifically the Hispanic pediatric population. In Illinois, Hispanic individuals accounted for about 25% of Covid-19 although they make up only 18.3% of …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Tri-Med Home Care Services (Creative Commons License) As the baby boomer population begins entering retirement, the number of seniors living in older households is expected to skyrocket to 10.1 million by 20381. However, many seniors struggle receiving appropriate care in an ageist …
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What is our mission? We are the International Collegiate Journal of Science (ICJS), a collaborative initiative started by students from the the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS) from Dartmouth College and the Journal of Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Summer of 2020. ICJS was brought into fruition …