The JScreen Study: Delivering Genetic Knowledge via Telehealth
Madison Woods examines the success of Emory's JScreen program, which combines genetic screening of high-risk populations with home-based testing and telehealth counseling
Weekly Health Digest: Youth Mental Health, Autism Prevalence, Insulin as Preventative Care, and Birth Control and Breast Cancer
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: deteriorating youth mental health, autism prevalence continues to rise, insulin as preventative care, and progestin birth control linked to breast cancer
Not Just COVID: Forgotten Health Epidemics of 2021
By: Sarah Du The crowding of hospitals across the globe at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed other major epidemics to the side, exacerbating death rates across all non-COVID-19-related illnesses. Other patients became increasingly wary of whether the medical…
Current Research on Breast Cancer in Transgender Men and Women
All people, regardless of their sex assigned at birth, have breast tissue, meaning everyone has the potential to develop breast cancer. However, the issue of breast cancer among the trans community is understudied, but is somewhat unique and deserving of…
How to Save a Life: Know Your Girls
By: Imani Brooks October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It began in 1985 and has since grown to include a host of fundraisers, pink-ed out outfits, and survival stories to advance research and awareness. However, what's often unknown is…