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Impact of COVID-19 on the plant-based meat industry

January 12, 2021
Gordon Chan
News Perspectives, Read

By: Gordon Chan Plant-based meat sounds like an oxymoron. By definition, meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. So, what exactly are plant-based meats made of? As their name suggests, plant-based meats are meat alternatives that use plant-based…

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No Kidding | Dr. Karl Doghramji: The Importance of Sleep

December 24, 2020
Eleanor Barrett
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Dr. Karl Doghramji, Medical Director at the Jefferson Sleep Disorder Center at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and Eleanor discuss the importance of sleep to keep our lives regular. Dr. Doghramji gives some tips on how to sleep better and fight off insomnia.

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Sex Redefined in the Age of COVID-19

By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health Services and Safe Sex Practices The COVID-19 pandemic has taken over news headlines for months. As of December 21, 2020, 217 countries and territories have reported about 77.1 million COVID‑19…

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Health and Human Rights in the Navajo Nation

For Dr. Jennifer Sarrett's Health and Human Rights course, students got in groups of 3-4 and chose an issues important to health and human rights and developed a social media campaign to bring awareness of this issue. Destination HealthEU is…

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Psychiatric Psychedelics

By Dynasti deGouville Psychedelics, or serotonergic hallucinogens, are powerful psychoactive substances that alter perception, mood, and a multitude of cognitive processes in the human brain. The name psychedelics for these substances was coined by Humphrey Osmond in 1957 as a…

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No Kidding | Dr. Charles Raison: Fear & Anxiety During COVID-19

December 3, 2020
Eleanor Barrett
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Dr. Charles Raison, host of the Health is Everything podcast, and Eleanor discuss why it’s important to wear your mask and practice social distancing while empathizing with the human need for socialization. Dr. Raison helps explain how to help combat the fear and anxiety that kids are experiencing during this pandemic.

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Forgotten Health Epidemics: Part 1

November 25, 2020
Sarah Du
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By Sarah Du Before Covid-19, healthcare professionals focused on addressing the leading causes of death, such as heart disease, cancer, and other health epidemics. Patients received regulatory check-ups, medication, and tests to mitigate and prevent significant health issues. This routine…

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What’s in your cup? Various Beverages and their Health Effects – Part 3

By Jocelyn Spizman With so many beverage options out on the market, it is helpful to understand the health effects of what we choose to drink. In this third section, we will explore the health effects of tea and tea-based…

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Weekly Digest: A.I. diagnosing, Covid-19 Vaccine News, Healthcare Improvements, Home Covid-19 Test

November 23, 2020
News Team
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Photo by CDC on Unsplash A summary of important health news from the past week. These Algorithms Could Bring an End to the World’s Deadliest Killer By: Apoorva Mandavilli With a quarter of all cases of Tuberculosis in India, the need for better…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Guidelines for a safer Thanksgiving Holiday

Should Thanksgiving be canceled? Can the holidays be remote? These are questions we should be asking ourselves as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. The past months of lockdown and isolation have disrupted our normal patterns of life. We long to see…

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