If you’ve ever heard someone say they’re drinking beer “for their health,” you might have thought they were joking or just looking for an excuse to crack open a cold…
The Science Behind Cold Plunges
Imagine plunging into ice-cold water, feeling an intense chill that spikes your heart rate and leaves your skin tingling. This is the essence of a “cold plunge,” a practice that’s…
The Hidden Key to Unlocking Your Health Potential
In the bustling hallways of our school, conversations about fitness often revolve around the latest workout trends or diet fads. But what if there was a single metric that could…
Johnson & Johnson launches Ebola vaccine
Vaccine to be given to 500,000 despite limited testing Johnson & Johnson launched a new vaccine for Ebola with unknown long-term effects in Congo and plan on injecting approximately 500,000…
Exposure Therapy: An MFA Exhibit by Samantha Ollstein
An award-winning artist whose works are short-lived but preserved by photography is making Portland her new home. Samantha Ollstein is a multimedia artist, receiving her BFA in Painting from Otis…
Haircutting for the Heart
In a fairly large space off of SW Canyon Rd, Franklin “Paco” Whatley clipped, cut and brushed his 10th client of the day around his sixth hour. He’s got four…
In support of ‘fake’ service animals
Having faced common questions and accusations and after jumping through ridiculous hoops in order to obtain the coveted Emotional Service Animal letter myself, here’s why I fully support gaming the…
Join the Fight for Birth Control
Submitted by Ty Bennett PSU student This week is National Condom Week, and young people on college campuses across the country are distributing condoms, educating our peers on how to talk…
Going, going, gonorrhea
Three antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea, also known as superbugs, have been discovered in Spain, Japan and France. New data from the World Health Organization shows that gonorrhea, a common sexually…
Herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea—oh, my!
If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on in 2017, it’s that unprotected sex can have disastrous consequences for a variety of reasons. Being sexually active doesn’t have to…
Get prepped for PrEP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) as follows: “[When] people at very high risk for HIV take HIV medicines daily to lower their chances of…