A summary of important health news from the past week A stressful pregnancy reduces the chances of having a boy, a study shows By: Sandee LaMotte Pregnancies with boys are more vulnerable in utero to mishaps and a recent study,…
Do you love food and want to contribute to a great cause? Come to Eat to Beat, one of Emory’s best food truck festivals of the year! Hosted by Delta Phi Epsilon, at this event, you can not only eat…
By: Deanna Altomara One of the world’s most terrifying diseases is once again at large–and no one’s talking about it. Ebola is a deadly virus that took the lives of over 11,300 people and sickened over 17,000 more in the…
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…
A summary of important health news from the past week Suicide Rates For Black Boys And Girls Disproportionately High By: Kristen West Savali New York University's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research has found that "Black boys between the…
By: Yeeun Lee Organ transplantation. Most people think of the surgical procedure of removing an organ from one person and placing it in another. But what might seem like a straightforward procedure is actually quite complex. With the rise in…
Recommendations for health related events, activities, and resources "Boo", Made You Run Recommended by Adaora Ntukogu If you love Halloween and are looking for a unique twist to your Halloween festivities, the Atlanta Halloween Half Marathon and 5K is the…
By: Adaora Ntukogu Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash Historical Treatment The compromised reproductive health of black women in America is linked with discrimination in healthcare that is rooted in the historical treatment of black women in the United States.[1] Black women, from slavery…
A summary of important health news from the past week. A new type of diagnosis could make it easier to spot if someone may attempt suicide By: Temma Ehrenfeld Over half of suicides are committed by people without a mental…
By: Imani Brooks FX’s Pose is a new popular tv show about the underground ball scene in New York City during the late '80s and early ‘90s. While giving viewers a glimpse of the transgender social scene at the time,…