As a Global Health minor, I studied abroad with the Center for the Study of Human Health’s (CSHH) Health in Paris last summer along with about 20 other students. This experience was a welcomed, productive vacation after a long spring…
Moms behind bars now able to pump breastmilk for babies Associated Press Women who are incarcerated at an Alabama women's prison are now allowed to pump breast milk for their babies. Their babies are not inside of the prison with them,…
Every year, Emory's Alumni Board and Student Alumni Board identify and honor 100 outstanding graduating seniors. These are the 100 Senior Honorary. The students honored with this award have excelled in leadership, sports, community involvement, mentorship, and more. The Center for…
Venezuelans travel to border for vaccinations as Colombia works to prevent outbreak Andrew Wight Venezuela has currently been in the news because of a dramatic political shift, but its health system has also been suffering and going through changes. Venezuela…
Growing up in a Christian household and in a country filled with poverty-related health issues, I naturally spent my childhood summers in a very particular way — mission trips. I grew up in Guatemala, a country that receives constant attention…
After ​becoming interested in nutrition in middle school, I considered studying nutrition and becoming a dietician. Eating disorders were close to my heart for a variety of reasons, and I was very interested in the relationship between food and individual health.…
Climate change: Which vegan milk is best? Clara Guibourg and Helen Briggs With veganism on the rise, there has been an introduction of a variety of non-dairy milk alternatives to the market, raising questions of the effects on the environment.…
The weekly news cycle is routinely scattered with announcements of new scientific research that promises to change our understanding of health and disease. Unsurprisingly, the research that ends up as news headlines tends to be the more exciting information–scientists located…
In 2000, the overall high school dropout rate in the United States was 10.9 percent. Most recently, in 2016, this dropout rate was 6.1 percent. Crisis averted, right? Not quite. Even though the statistics are headed towards an overall dropout rate…
Most US adults have not gotten a flu shot for this mild season Susan Scutti According to a new survey from NORC, a research organization at the University of Chicago, most U.S. adults have not gotten a flu shot this…