by Chase Love Illustration: ‘D(diagnosis)SM’ by Leana King The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has served as the premier diagnostic tool in psychology and psychiatry for the past four decades. Published in 2013, the most recent edition...

by Patrick Lin Illustration: “Augmented Reality” by Sushant Thomas I. Introduction   A healthy social life involves interactions with other people in different settings. In doing so, these individuals undergo a process of socialization, where they must recognize the norms...

by Andrea Cumpelik Illustration: “Still” by Tiffany Chaey In a 2016 case study, David Maltête describes a 50-year-old man with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and a resting tremor due to Parkinson’s disease. 1 Both of these diseases are associated with...

By Saif Ansari Illustration by By Chloe Chan In biosemiotics, a field of study that focuses on signs and codes in biological systems, there is a term for an organism’s model of its own existence. An organism processes and reconstructs...

By Aparna Alankar Illustration: Untitled by Kelly Huynh Within a world of media coverage characterized by a questionable sense of journalistic integrity, it can be argued that journalists must work, above all else, to stay relevant and support themselves. Much...

by Brooke Yang Illustration: The Soul of the Body by Tiffany Chaey One of the most morally challenging questions related to medical ethics is whether or not healthcare should be rationed. However, today, as well as throughout the history of...