Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
Monkeypox, A New Pandemic?
On July 23, 2022 a new, rapidly spreading, and severe disease was declared a public health emergency of international concern...
Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Sep 5
- 5 min
Sight for the Future: Eliminating Trachoma's Prevalence in Impoverished Areas
With its contagious nature, trachoma has blinded or visually impaired 1.9 million people worldwide, declaring this the most devastating...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Sep 3
- 5 min
Chronic NCDs: The Invisible Epidemic and the Looming Threat to Global Health
Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are currently the leading cause of death in the world...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Skin Cancer: A Growing Public Health Crisis
Skin cancer is a global epidemic approaching millions of cases annually on a worldwide scale. The prevalence of skin cancer varies...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Aug 31
- 4 min
The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effects on the Preventative Measures and Treatment of Tuberculosis
The aid and programs created by developed countries to help those suffering from TB have been proven to be successful, but...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Feb 26
- 7 min
The Obesity Epidemic: Why and How
John Voudouris and Alexander Janczewski, Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario Introduction This statistic may shock you–or perhaps...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Feb 18
- 10 min
Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Treatment in Latin America
Tanusri Gudavalli, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, California, USA ABSTRACT Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a common neurological...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Jan 25
- 4 min
An Overview of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Fast-Progressing Cancer of the Bone Marrow Cells
Annie Hu, Collierville High School, Collierville, Tennessee, USA Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer that occurs in the...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Monoclonal Antibodies as a Cancer Treatment: Past, Present and Future
John Voudouris, Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada For decades, scientists have been perplexed by one of the world's most...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Jan 5
- 5 min
The Looming Diabetes Epidemic in Developing South Asian Countries
Samay Boorgu, Florence High School, Florence, Alabama, USA SUMMARY According to a 2020 report of the International Diabetes Federation,...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Dec 30, 2021
- 5 min
Blood Tests: An Accessible, Non-Invasive Technique to Diagnose Localized Cancers
Namrata Venkatesan, Jesuit High School, Beaverton, Oregon, USA There are over 100 types of cancer, and approximately 1 in 2 people will...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Dec 5, 2021
- 10 min
Uncovering the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on our Heart
Shreya Arunkumar, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California, USA Abstract As research progresses on COVID-19, scientists observe that...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Oct 9, 2021
- 5 min
Clinical Efficacy of the Length of Antibiotic Treatment for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Ellen Kang, Yorba Linda High School, Yorba Linda, California, USA ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the effectiveness and rates of adverse...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min
aHSCT Stem Cell Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: Feasible or Unattainable?
By Ajay Macherla, Downingtown STEM Academy, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
Healthcare Disparities in Rural Regions of the United States
By Abby Bojalad, Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA From the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to Medicare and Medicaid access,...
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Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
Ascariasis: A Worldwide Can of Worms
By Siva Bubby, BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Ascariasis, characterized by the WHO as one of the most common human parasitic...
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