Drug overdose, especially regarding the opioid epidemic, has plagued the lives of over 750,000 people in the past two decades. In 2019 alone, the CDC reported over 72,000 deaths by drug overdose, two-thirds of which involved opioids. Amidst the current Covid-19 pandemic,…
By: Gordon Chan The case to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), now called Texas v. California, is scheduled to be considered by the Supreme Court on November 10, just 7 days following the presidential election. The ongoing litigation challenges…
By: Jocelyn Spizman The French Paradox is a phrase used to reflect the opposing epidemiological reality in which the French have lower incidences of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), non-communicable diseases (NCD), and mortality due to NCD while generally eating a…
Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week Blue Cross Insurers Reach Tentative Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit Blue Cross health insurance group has signed on a payout of $2.7 billion dollars in order to…
Debora MacKenzie is an accomplished science journalist investigating emerging infectious diseases for over 35 years. Along with writing for outlets such as New Scientist, she recently published her own book titled COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and…
By: Dynasti deGouville While physicians and midwives have touted the efficacy of breastfeeding for centuries, the undeniable truth is that breastfeeding comes with challenges for both the modern and ancient woman. Some are unable to produce enough milk for their…
Photo by Claire Anderson on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death means for the future of abortion rights By Anna North With the recent tragic death of Supreme Court…
GetUsPPE is a national grassroots organization dedicated to delivering PPE (personal protective equipment) to individuals in dire need as a response to the national PPE shortage announced in March 2020. The founders of the organization, a team of physicians who…
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash (rights-free) Health Jawns is a podcast series from Human Health professor Dr. Chris Eagle. See here for more. In this episode of Health Jawns, Dr. Chris Eagle of Emory's Center for the Study of Human Health interviews…
"Mind the Gap" is an clinical handbook created by Zimbabwean medical student Malone Mukwende and faculty at St. George's, University of London. It is an online resource of signs and symptoms of disease in black and brown skin whose main…