Health & Wellness

The Health and Wellness desk offers features, news articles, videos, and advice articles related to mental health, fitness, nutrition, sustainability and public health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our desk examines the pandemic’s impact on student life and wellbeing. Hear directly from USC students, staff and medical experts about the role health plays in our daily lives.

USC offers flu shots to get ahead of flu season

With public health officials predicting a bad flu season, USC is offering students a first line of defense.

By Salome Nebiyu, Shane Dimapanat, Narayan Pereda and Brooklyn Blasscyk●

USC spreads fentanyl awareness in wake of rising overdoses in Los Angeles

University distributes test strips and Narcan to combat Fentanyl.

By Chris Bibona, Jonathan Martin, Sam Bitman and Devon Lee●

Megan Thee Stallion launches mental health website

The artist’s website provides much-needed resources to Black, LGBTQ+ and Native American youth.

By Mya Mariey Vinnett●

USC mental health offerings are inaccessible for some students

Lack of advertising and bureaucratic appointment process hinders students ability to access mental health resources.

By Jonathan Martin, Alexis Lara, Kimberly Aguirre, Gabriella Medina, Bryan A'Hearn, Devon Lee and Hayes Flanagan●

Declining number of positive cases is not enough to comfort all Trojans

Recent data has shown a significant decline in COVID-19 cases this week following steep move-in spikes, according to the USC Health Office.

By Weiwei Huang, j'nai knox and Hali Mecklin●

Hannah Kim and Mother

The silent pandemic: the children COVID left behind

How the coronavirus pandemic impacted caregiver loss

By Cambri Guest●

How COVID-19 Changed an Alcoholic

A near-death experience stopped a drinking habit that had lasted almost two decades.

By Mariah Hill●

First Wellness Wednesday comes to East L.A.

The Maravilla Meat Market in East L.A. hosted Wellness Wednesday to provide the community healthy cooking tips and free produce boxes.

By Alicia Graham, Michael Melinger, Isa Johnson and Grace O'Neill●

The toll of NIL

How name, image and likeness deals have affected the well-being of college athletes

By Christian Borden●

The hidden harms of race-based hair discrimination

Pressures to maintain a European standard cause individual and environmental harm.

By Cambri Guest●

Masks no longer required in most indoor campus spaces from March 7

An email sent to the USC student body on Friday listed new changes to the campus mask mandates in most indoor campus facilities.

By Tannistha Sinha●

Small businesses react to lifting the mask mandate in LA

Businesses make wearing masks optional for vaccinated individuals, after an update in CDC guidelines. Opinions regarding the new rules remain divided.

By Lara Prakash and Phuonggy Pham●

How can we heal? Medical racism in the Black community

Black medical experts weigh in on the importance of Black History Month 2022 and the systemic racism that the community continues to face.

By Cambri Guest●

Seven podcasts guaranteed to get you through your next run

Start your run with advice from a previous ‘Bachelor’ contestant and end with a billionaire’s business-plan break-down.

By Madeline Quiroz-Haden●