Hello Romans! Happy end of 1st quarter! We are excited to present you with the first edition of Discourses this year, which is focused on the topic of Health. We founded the magazine last spring as a way for Latin … Read More
Author Archives: mhealy
Dying With Dignity; A Close Look At Physician-Assisted Suicide
Izzy Oberman Medical research and technology have improved significantly over the past few decades. Doctors can make more accurate diagnoses and determine health problems much more effectively. However, this also means that more and more people every day are being … Read More
Vaccines: Public Health Threat vs Freedom of Religion and Freedom to Choose
Naomi Altman In 1997 a British surgeon named Andrew Wakefield published an article in a prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, stating that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) caused autism in British children. Following this claim, further studies of … Read More
The Patenting of Genes: Should corporations monopolize your DNA or is DNA a “Natural Phenomena”?
Collin Dwyer The U.S. National Library of Medicine defines a gene as a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring. Often times, genes act as instructors … Read More
The Social Enigma of Marijuana Legalization
Anonymous As we look towards the future of this country, more specifically the state of Illinois, we can see drastic changes being made on issues like taxation, healthcare, crime and even, marijuana – a shift that would have been shocking … Read More
All About the Opioid Epidemic
Vivi Kaufman For decades, Purdue Pharma purposefully minimized the dangers of prescription opioids, which was one of the factors in the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma is a privately owned pharmaceutical company best known for making OxyContin, an opioid painkiller. Their … Read More
The Historical Significance of Racial Bias in Healthcare
Freddi Mitchell It is no secret that the American healthcare system has historically been biased against people of color. Whether it be the continued use of now disproved research about the effects of race on biology or doctors’ own prejudices, … Read More
The Case for Medicare for All
Dash Rierson In one of the most divisive times in American history, there are few things on which we can agree. One of those rare issues is the idea that the current healthcare system in the United States is broken. … Read More
The Problem with Private Prisons and Prison Healthcare
Maeve Healy In 1976, the United States Supreme Court presided over the case of Estelle vs Gamble. J.W. Gamble, a Texas inmate, had filed a complaint detailing how his 8th amendment rights had been violated because he was unable to … Read More
A Brief Overview of the Democratic Candidates’ Healthcare Proposals
Ashley Rosenberg One of the most hotly debated issues in the 2020 Democratic Primaries has been Healthcare. Who should get it, who should pay for it, and how should we pay for it have all been questions asked by both … Read More