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Weekly Health Digest: Microplastics and Bones, NIH Firings, Female Longevity, New Huntington’s Treatment

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Microplastics make bones brittle, NIH firings, why women outlive men, and a new treatment to slow a rare genetic disorder.

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Health Beyond the Blog: “What’s Up, Doc?” on The Moth

News Team member Talia Gordon Wexler recommends "What's Up, Doc?" on "The Moth Podcast" for stories at the intersection of healthcare systems, grief, and acceptance of death.

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Weekly Health Digest: Deaths from Falls, Vision-Improving Eye Drops, RSV Vaccine Expansion, False Tylenol-Autism Links

September 29, 2025
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New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Why older people are fall-prone, eye drops for vision problems, a new RSV vaccine, and the harms of the new Tylenol directive.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Amazon Prime’s Beautiful Boy

News Team member Yasemin Isbilir recommends Amazon Prime's "Beautiful Boy" for its authentic potrayal of addiction as a health issue, not a moral failure.

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Weekly Health Digest: AI Chatbots, Chaotic Vaccine Meetings, A Revamped Cancer Drug, Cuts in Maternal Health Funding

September 22, 2025
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New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: AI chatbots harm mental health, chaotic federal vaccine deliberations, Merck's repurposed cancer drug, and how USAID cuts harm maternal health in refugee camps.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Jennie Erin Smith’s “Valley of Forgetting”

News Team member Michelle Arauz recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Jennie Erin Smith and her new book "Valley of Forgetting."

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Weekly Health Digest: West Nile Virus Warnings, Psychedelics in Sports, and Weight-Loss Legal Crackdown

September 15, 2025
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: warnings for West Nile virus, psychedelics use among sports stars, and regulators take on compounded drug advertising.

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Health Beyond the Blog: The “Inside Out” movies

News Team member Collin France recommends the “Inside Out” movies, released in 2015 and 2024, for their portrayal of one girl's emotions as individual characters, and their lessons for mental health.

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Weekly Health Digest: Plastic-Eating Insects, Vaccine Skepticism, New Stroke Treatments, Aging and Heat

September 8, 2025
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: plastic-eating insects, changing vaccine mandates across US states, new prevention and treatment for cardiac events, and health risks of extreme heat.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Is Toxic Fashion Making Us Sick?

News Team member Joanna Yao recommends “To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick—and How We Can Fight Back” for its unique take on the harms of fast fashion to our health.

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