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How tackling child mortality could save the lives of millions in the process October 27, 2020 LEARN MORE by: Sarah Du Health Beyond the Blog: Bending the Arc October 23, 2020 LEARN MORE by: News Team We Still Feel it: Transgenerational Trauma in Black Communities October 22, 2020 LEARN MORE by: Dynasti DeGouville No Kidding | Dr. Rakesh Jain: Understanding Anxiety October 22, 2020 LEARN MORE by: Eleanor Barrett Image of baby being born in operating room by C-section. Allergies, Asthma, and C-sections: The Implications of Birthing Methods October 20, 2020 LEARN MORE by: Jocelyn Spizman

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Similarities and Differences Between Flu and Covid-19

  • October 28, 2020
  • Gordon Chan
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By: Gordon Chan Covid-19 and the seasonal flu are both infectious respiratory illnesses, yet they are caused by very different viruses. Covid-19 is caused by infection with the virus Sars-CoV-2, whereas the flu is caused by infection with the influenza…

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How tackling child mortality could save the lives of millions in the process

  • October 27, 2020
  • Sarah Du
  • News Perspectives

Children under the age of five are often the first to experience symptoms of an illness, a side effect of an underdeveloped immune system. In 2019, an estimated 5.2 million children under the age of five died, and majority of…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Bending the Arc

  • October 23, 2020
  • News Team
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We Still Feel it: Transgenerational Trauma in Black Communities

  • October 22, 2020
  • Dynasti Degouville
  • News Perspectives, Read

By: Dynasti DeGouville Epigenetics and Trauma Response  A developing field of biological study, epigenetics, has begun to shed light on the effect of trauma on the human genome. Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression without alterations…

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No Kidding | Dr. Rakesh Jain: Understanding Anxiety

  • October 22, 2020
  • Eleanor Barrett
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Dr. Rakesh Jain is a psychiatrist and researcher. Dr. Jain and Eleanor sit down to discuss anxiety and nervousness, and how allowing yourself to have these feelings is okay. Dr. Jain also explains helpful & easy ways to manage these emotions.
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Allergies, Asthma, and C-sections: The Implications of Birthing Methods

  • October 20, 2020
  • Jocelyn Spizman
  • News Perspectives, Read

By Jocelyn Spizman Babies born by Cesarean-section are at a higher risk of developing asthma and allergies.[8] This is partly explained by the relationship between mode of delivery and the baby's microbiome.[2,8] Babies born naturally are exposed to their mother’s…

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Weekly Health Digest: Empathy Overload, Covid-19 vaccine timeline & tracker, Healthy Lifestyle, Miscarriage grief

  • October 19, 2020
  • News Team
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How to Care for Yourself While Supporting Others By: Juli Fraga and Kelsey Crowe Feelings of burn out and emotional exhaustion are very common, and even more common during stressful times such as a pandemic. These feelings, referred to as…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Race and Reproductive Justice

  • October 16, 2020
  • Dr. Jennifer Sarrett
  • Uncategorized

Today, we recommend the video of the October 1st panel event hosted by the Center for the Study of Human Health titled "Race and Reproductive Justice". This was the first in the 2020-2021 series "Race, Ethnicity, and Health". Our panelists…

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COVID-19 Hotspots are not random: Early study highlights Social Determinants of Infection

  • October 15, 2020
  • Jocelyn Spizman
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Americans suffer different rates of illness and disease due to healthcare disparities, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made this worse. By: Jocelyn Spizman Healthcare disparities are the varying burdens of disease and illness due to differential socio-economic group’s access…

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Weekly Health Digest: Pandemic & Exercise, Halloween Safety, Mask Mandates, Psychedelics & Mental Health, & Water Safety

  • October 12, 2020
  • News Team
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A summary of important health news from the past week How the Pandemic Is Changing Our Exercise Habits By Gretchen Reynolds As expected, a recent study has found that the quarantine has led to a decrease in steps and physical…

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