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."
Weekly Health Digest: West Nile Virus Warnings, Psychedelics in Sports, and Weight-Loss Legal Crackdown
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: warnings for West Nile virus, psychedelics use among sports stars, and regulators take on compounded drug advertising.
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.
Weekly Health Digest: Plastic-Eating Insects, Vaccine Skepticism, New Stroke Treatments, Aging and Heat
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.
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.
Social Media and Vaccine Skepticism
News Team member Stephanie Oehler describes how the online "trad-wife" aesthetic fuels the flames of the anti-vaccination movement during the second-largest measles outbreak of the 21st century.
Climate Versus Weather
News Team member Merom Arthur describes what is known about the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and how we can prepare for these events.
Improving “Healthspan”
News Team member Justine Borgia explores strides in healthspan research geared to help humans live healthier for longer.
The Puzzle of the Pelvic Floor
News Team member Harleigh Markowitz explores the gendered health disparities related to pelvic floor dysfunction awareness, treatment, and access to care.
High Fiber Intake in Pregnancy
News Team member Alexa Morales describes the need for new prenatal nutrition guidance to include fiber, as it promotes stronger microbiomes and better health outcomes in mothers and their babies.