Sanjana Musafir

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that primarily affect people living in impoverished tropical and subtropical regions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), NTDs include over 20 different diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins. These diseases include lymphatic filariasis, river blindness, trachoma, schistosomiasis, and intestinal worm infections. They are known as “neglected” because they have historically received less...

There is more to a healthy lifestyle than just being physically fit. In fact, fitness is just one fragment of a much larger design. We often obsess over numbers on a scale while ignoring the other aspects of our lives. By viewing our health through the sense of an 8-piece puzzle, we can stop chasing perfection in one area and start building harmony across all of them. These eight areas include physical, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, spiritual, occupational, and financial...

I have worked at a local nursing home as a dietary aide since last summer, and have recently started working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) as well. These two jobs have taught me numerous things, specifically how to care for people experiencing cognitive decline. It can be difficult to see loved ones face the challenges of memory loss, and you might feel like there is nothing that you can do to help. But there are many strategies for caring for these loved ones. In this article, I...