The Healthcare Promise of AI
In an opinion piece, News Team member Jeeya Sharma argues that despite fears, the addition of AI to healthcare will cut costs, improve diagnosis, and allow more time for patients.
Exploring the Gut-Brain Axis
News Team member Jeeya Sharma delves into a recent study from Emory University, uncovering a pivotal link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease. This groundbreaking research suggests new microbiota-based approaches for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Weekly Health Digest: Emerging Swine Flu, Recovering Redwoods, Rebounding from COVID, Turning to School Telehealth, and Healing with Robots
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Discover our Weekly Health Digest, diving into topics like the emergence of swine flu, the remarkable recovery of ancient redwoods, strategies for rebounding from the COVID-19 era, the innovative use of telehealth in schools, and the promising role of robots built from human cells in healing the human body
Weekly Health Digest: Carbon-free Fuels, Your Name in Space, Sickle-Cell Treatment, One Medical on Amazon, Long COVID, Controversial Weedkiller, and COVID-19 Vaccines
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Dive into our Weekly Health Digest, featuring breakthroughs in sickle-cell treatment, the debate over a controversial weedkiller, and the latest on Long COVID, alongside insights into carbon-free fuels, sending your name to space, One Medical's integration with Amazon, and COVID-19 vaccine updates.
Weekly Health Digest: Psychedelics, Naming Birds, Music for Pain Relief, Apple May Revolutionize Health Care, Maternal Health, and Cancer Treatments
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Discover the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, the art and science behind the naming of birds, and the soothing power of music for pain relief. Learn about Apple's ambitious plans to revolutionize health technology, a proposal for maternal health care, and innovative approaches to cancer treatment.
Health Beyond the Blog: Braiding Sweetgrass
Jeeya Sharma recommends 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which provocatively challenges the commodified approach to health in the West and underscores the critical neglect of environmental health determinants. As the climate crisis worsens, Kimmerer intertwines Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and botanical teachings to redefine our connection to health and the environment.
Weekly Health Digest: Deep sleep, long Covid, digital health investments, global climate, and the largest map of the human brain
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Dive into this week's Health Digest, featuring discussions on deep sleep, the environmental impact of hallucinations, insights into long Covid's lingering effects, and the surge in digital health investments. Also, stay informed about the pressing global climate crisis and marvel at the unveiling of the most comprehensive human brain map ever created.
Weekly Health Digest: Artificial Intelligence, First Humans, Genes and Autism, Mental Health, STI Prevention, and Penicillin Allergy
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Explore the multifaceted world of health and science, investigating the controversial use of AI in research, unraveling theories about Earth's first humans, revealing recent genetic links to autism, while also examining the crucial role of human connection in health, strategizing for STI prevention, and efforts to rectify misdiagnoses of penicillin allergies.
Weekly Health Digest: Brainless Jellyfish, Drug Shortage, Child Nutrition, Asteroids on Earth, and Equal Pay
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Delve into this week's health digest, exploring topics ranging from the mysteries of brainless jellyfish and the national drug shortage to child nutrition, asteroids on Earth, and the ongoing fight for equal pay.
Weekly Health Digest: Kidney Transplants, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Hearing Aids, and EKG Screenings
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Breakthrough in kidney transplants using organs grown in pigs for human recipients, potential cognitive decline linked to TBI, the relationship between hearing aids and dementia, and EKG screenings recommended for children.