Although agents like ayahuasca have been a part of ancient rituals for millennia, reports in the 1950s and 1960s sharing the successes psychedelics had in treating mental health conditions saw meteoric...
Known as “Special K” by partygoers or tranquilizers by veterinarians, ketamine has re-emerged as an innovative psychiatric therapy.
What does ketamine do?
From its first forays in the fields...
Departments devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion are now commonplace in American universities. Nationally, the average university employs 3.4 DEI personnel for every 100 tenure-track faculty. In...
Some Americans are still left with questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and their safety as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year.
The approval of the bivalent booster and the constant emergence...
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Several members...
Cannabis, marijuana, or weed is becoming a popular drug of choice in the U.S. Whether someone is a daily user or has only tried this product once, it is important to know a few things so the user...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdose deaths of any kind have increased more than eight times since 1999, with nearly 69,000 deaths reported in the U.S. in 2020....
When you think of ways to help food-insecure communities in the U.S., what do you imagine? Food banks? Food drives? Government aid?
The money and food that is typically donated or allocated to these...
When I first joined the University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government in the spring 2020, it was for the simple goal of making a difference on campus. Four years and a national pandemic later,...
College campuses across the nation are reporting an increase in the prevalence of sexual assaults. According to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence...
My experience in the Undergraduate Student Government has looked a little different in each of my two years, but it has always been driven by the potential to improve student life at the University of...
For many people, it is often uncomfortable to discuss vaginal discharge. However, this natural phenomenon is completely normal and healthy. The term vaginal discharge refers to the fluid or mucus that...
