​New Medicare Advantage Tool To Control Drug Prices Could Narrow Choices Susan Jaffe New restrictions under the Medicare Advantage plans could require patients to try low-priced drugs before high-priced ones. Medicare Advantage plans, which are run under private companies approved…
Editor's Note: Over the next week, we will be introducing our new News Team members through posts about recent experiences in health. Today is the first of three. So, this has been one of the best summers of my life.…
Maternal mortality, or death that occurs during pregnancy or shortly after, is used by the World Health Organization as an indicator of how healthy one country is compared to others. A common misconception is that maternal mortality is a public health…
​'Pandemic' of inactivity increases disease risk worldwide, WHO study says Susan Scutti With physical activity levels continuing to trend downwards worldwide, a World Health Organization (WHO) study has shown that people are in need of lifestyle modifications. The researchers recorded…
Editor's Note: This is the final student essays about their experiences in the Health 1, 2, 3 program. The essays were developed from an audio vignetter assignment, so are transcripts of those assignments. This program, described here, is a hallmark…
Editor's Note: This is the third of four student essays about their experiences in the Health 1, 2, 3 program. The essays were developed from an audio vignetter assignment, so are transcripts of those assignments. This program, described here, is…
Editor's Note: This is the second of four student essays about their experiences in the Health 1, 2, 3 program. The essays were developed from an audio vignetter assignment, so are transcripts of those assignments. This program, described here, is…
Editor's Note: This is the first of four student essays about their experiences in the Health 1, 2, 3 program. The essays were developed from an audio vignetter assignment, so are transcripts of those assignments. This program, described here, is…
Editor's Note: This piece is an introduction to four student essays about their experiences in the Health 1, 2, 3 program. This program, described below, is a hallmark of the Human Health program and reaches every incoming Emory freshman. College…
Editor's note: This is the third student reflection about a course taught in the Spring of 2018. For more information about the course see the introductory post from this series by the course's instructor, Dr. Chris Eagle from The Center…