Sarah Mead Contributing Writer smead@murraystate.edu October to April is prime flu season, so students and Health Services staff are working to prevent major outbreaks on campus amidst shortage of flu shots. “I haven’t seen any cases of flu in the [campus] clinic yet,” Scott Curran, physician’s assistant at Health Services, said. “We have had a Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Several cases of pink eye have been reported on campus following students’ return from Fall Break. Conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye, is an infection of the transparent membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the white area of the eyeball, according to the Mayo Clinic. Christopher Lennon, assistant Read More
Megan Reynolds Editor-in-Chief mreynolds12@murraystate.edu World Contraception Day, which takes place on Sept. 26, is an annual worldwide campaign to improve awareness of contraception and enable people to make informed choices regarding sexual and reproductive health. According to a press release from Nurx, a company dedicated to reproductive health, millions of women live in areas where Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Murray State awarded a contract to Primary Care Medical Center after concerns from students, faculty and staff were voiced. The new contract will go into effect on June 1. Health services will be located on the first floor of Wells Hall. President Bob Jackson said finding a health services provider Read More
Elizabeth Erwin News Editor eerwin1@murraystate.edu Primary Care Medical Center is being featured as a best practice by Anthem because of its number of potentially avoidable emergency room visits. According to the Center for Disease Control’s website, there were nearly 137 million emergency room visits in the United States in 2015. The health insurance company, Blue Read More