The Future of AI in Healthcare
News Team Member Harleigh Markowitz describes the many ways healthcare providers can use AI to improve patient outcomes, as well as the fears patients have about its continued adoption.
Circadian Rhythm Disruption
News Team member Justine Borgia dives into the science of our circadian rhythm to understand how work and school schedules are preventing healthy sleep and creating health problems.
Weekly Health Digest: Maternal Mortality, Microplastic Accumulation, Pollen Allergies, Reversing Extinction
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Maternal mortality rates after delivery, microplastic accumulation in human brains, increases in pollen with increased climate change, biotech company brings dire wolves back from extinction.
Health Beyond the Blog: Netflix’s “Hack Your Health”
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Alexa Morales recommends the Netflix documentary "Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut" for insights into the gut microbiome and its interconnectedness to other parts of our bodies.
The Problem with Supplements
News Team Member Ananya Dash discusses supplement quality, benefit, and oversight for daily and prenatal use, and the failure of federal regulation to ensure quality and protect consumers.
Weekly Health Digest: Sleeping with Socks, Shingles Vaccination, “Electroceutical” Treatments
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
How socks can lead to better sleep, the biological mechanism from the shingles shot that reduces dementia risk, deep brain simulation and its use against treatment-resistant mental health disorders.
Health Beyond the Blog: HBO Max’s “The Pitt”
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Stephanie Oehler recommends HBO Max's new show, "The Pitt" for its authentic and insightful glance into the chaotic lives of emergency department providers.
Weekly Health Digest: 23andMe Bankruptcy, NIH Cuts, Pregnancy Physiology, Fluoridation Ban
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Fear of privacy violations in wake of 23andMe bankruptcy and sale, another round of NIH lay-offs with more coming, how the body experiences pregnancy and recovery from childbirth, and Utah's water fluoridation ban.
Health Beyond the Blog: Dr. Jessi Gold and “How Do You Feel?”
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Merom Arthur recommends Dr. Jessi Gold's new memoir "How Do You Feel?: One Doctor's Search for Humanity" for those who serve others for its pointed reflection on the need for self-compassion in addition to compassion for others.
The Great Handwashing Debate
News Team member Stephanie Oehler delves into the science behind handwashing and how it impacts our microbiome and ability to fight infections.