Category: Health Humanities

The Potential for a Kidney Market in America

In the United States, the demand for kidneys has reached a critical point. Each year, approximately 125,000 patients are diagnosed with kidney failure, yet only a fraction—around 22,000—receive life-saving transplants (McCormick & Held, 2023)....

Maternal Mortality Rates in Appalachia

  Maternal-fetal medicine manages the prevention and treatment of health issues concerning the mother and the child before, during, and after pregnancy. Maternal health is essential in identifying and targeting health risks in women...

AIDS in the Black Communities of North Carolina

  Hello, my name is Kelly Chong. Today, I will be presenting “AIDS in the Black communities of North Carolina”. Wangari Maathai, the first African women Nobel Peace Prize winner, once claimed that HIV...