The Stigma Around Acne: A Minefield of Misconception

A response to the age-old phenomenon of unwanted skin advice

Disparities Deconstructed

Discussing disparities within the American healthcare system and how to best address medical inequity at MVHS

The Awaited Dissection

Exploring MVHS FPPN and MVHS Neuroscience’s annual sheep brain dissection club collaboration

Medical Technology: The Wave of the Future

Discussing recent advancements of technology in medicine and the ethics behind them

Chasing Humanity

Exploring the development of a neural net powered by nanobots that can help treat depressive episodes in humans.

Behind the Hate: Covid-Bioweapon Theory

Debunking the conspiracy theory of SARS-Cov-2 being a bioweapon and discussing its xenophobic consequences

Reimagining Psychiatry

Exploring the pros and cons behind psychiatric treatments in addition to the development of the wirelessly charged brain implant to treat the same.

Smile

The effects of eating disorders and the power of self-love

Stolen Heart

The old man had come to collect the body he was owed. The sound of his frame subtly clanking across marble floors was his child’s death knell, simultaneously silent and an all-consuming roar.  His child heard, and his child feared. It was not a strong fear, but a small, empty one, as silent and loud …

FPPN: The club that changed my life

Following 3-year FPPN member Anika Somasundaran through her self-realization journey of finding her lifelong career. “[During my] freshman year, there was a guest speaker panel with researchers and doctors from Stanford,” junior Anika Somasundaran said. “I [was] a bit iffy before that [day] as to what [specific] career I wanted in the [medical field], but …