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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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What’s in your cup? Various Beverages and their Health Effects – Part 2

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 second section we will be exploring some sweet sugary favorites: soda, fruit…

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Weekly Digest: SAD this Winter, Covid-19 Resurges, Covid-19 Vaccine Update, Thanksgiving Sickness

November 16, 2020
News Team
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A summary of important health news from the past week. Pandemic depression is about to collide with seasonal depression. Make a plan, experts say. By Chelsea Cirruzzo The pandemic has increase the prevalence and severity of mental illnesses; social isolation…

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What’s in Your cup? Various Beverages and their Health Effects – Part 1

By: Jocelyn Spizman With so many beverage options on the market, it is helpful to understand the health effects they have on our body. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you a series in which we explore…

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Acknowledging Disparities In Uterine Fibroid Tumors

By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu What are Uterine Fibroids? Do you know a disease that up to 70 percent of women will get in their lifetime, a disease whose cause remains mysterious? Uterine fibroids are muscular tumors, usually non cancerous, that…

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Weekly Health Digest: Magic Mushrooms, New Covid-19 theories, Pandemic Thanksgiving, Health Insurance

November 9, 2020
News Team
Weekly Health Digest

A summary of important health news from the past week. Magic Mushrooms May Help Cure Depression By: Shawn Radcliffe According to a new study, the psychoactive compound psilocybin found in magic mushrooms can relieve symptoms of major depressive disorder. Twenty-four…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Why We Sleep

Sleep is something that affects us all, yet it is still one of the least understood aspects of our life and wellness. Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker, answers the most important questions about sleep. He provides scientific research on…

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