Articles by Kelly Cruz

Women’s History Month 2022: Eight Powerful Women

By presidential proclamation, March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. In 1978, Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in California as “Women’s History Week, celebrated the week of…



Historic First: Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant

On January 7, 2022, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) successfully transplanted a genetically altered pig heart into David Bennett, an adult patient with end-stage cardiac disease…


Alma Latina Mental Health Interview

The Hispanic/Latinx community face disparities unique to those of other communities. For example, the adults immigrating to a new country and having to strive for stable living conditions, the children…


GEA Mental Health Interview

In recent years, public perception and understanding of gender identity has changed significantly, with more people breaking gender roles, moving past stereotypes, or rejecting the notion of a gender binary….