Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisDoes it Matter if Your Doctor Looks Like You?You’re sitting in an exam room patiently waiting to meet your new physician. Maybe someone you haven’t met, substituting for your primary…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisThe Head and The Heart: Why the Relationship Between Mental Health and Heart Disease MattersHave you ever felt so stressed or anxious about something that your stomach begins to hurt? I have. As it turns out, stomach problems are…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisDo You Know What Femtech Is? I Didn’tA recent Forbes article introduces three woman-owned startups that are innovating in the world of women’s health by “bringing the next…Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisLanguage MattersA noon on Wednesday, Kamala Harris became our nation’s first ______, Black, and South Asian vice president. How do you fill in the blank…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisScotland Becomes First Country to Make Period Products FreeEarlier this fall, I wrote about the intensifying effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on “period poverty,” the inability to obtain…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisFor Many Women, Pain Is Still A ProblemSuffice to say, our country has endured a great deal in this past week. The election, as well as the resurgence of COVID-19, have…Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisPandemics: An Opportunity for Needed ChangeIf you were on Elm Street in New Haven two weeks ago, you might have seen me madly dashing to the post office collection box to drop off…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisNo More Manels!Envision a panel made up of the world’s top scientific experts. Who do you see? Unfortunately, it is likely that many of you, like me…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisPeriods Don’t Stop for PandemicsA few weeks ago, I received an email from the Yale College Council asking students who completed their 14-day quarantines to help build…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Ke'ala AkauinWhy Didn’t I Know ThisNew Blogger, Same 2020My name is Ke’ala. I am a Junior in Branford College and am originally from Honolulu, Hawai’i. I am studying the History of Science…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
