By: Ikram Mezghani Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is not a condition most people expect to encounter outside the pages of a neurology textbook. Globally, it is considered rare, affecting only one to two people out of every 100,000 per year. However, in August of this year, news reports began emerging from Gaza where doctors described an … Continue reading Paralyzed by Genocide: The rise of Guillain-Barré in Gaza
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait at Home
By Rebecca Fleeman Photo Credit: Pixabay Amidst the current climate of despair for the growing cases of coronavirus, many of us have a flurry of emotions. We are disheartened about the number of people who have been impacted, worried about those in our lives who are at a higher risk for the disease, terrified that … Continue reading Good Things Come to Those Who Wait at Home
The Liar, the Snitch and the Microbe: Tips to Identify Fake News in Social Media
By Stephen Matthews Social media provides a fantastic avenue for information to spread. It allows people all over the world to instantly access photos, stories and new information, as soon as it is uploaded. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of information being shared, and the freedom by which this is done, incorrect information can … Continue reading The Liar, the Snitch and the Microbe: Tips to Identify Fake News in Social Media
Virology Terminology You Need to Know for COVID-19
By Jillian Carmichael, PhD Credit: BioRender By now, you’d need to be living under a rock to have not heard about the new coronavirus. COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization) on Wednesday. As of Friday, March 13, there are more than 1600 diagnosed COVID-19 cases in the US and … Continue reading Virology Terminology You Need to Know for COVID-19
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