A summary of important health news from the past week Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests By: Michelle Roberts A team of researchers funded by the Gates Foundation have started testing a once a month oral contraceptive pill on pigs.…
A summary of important health news from the past week Building a better flu vaccine -- one you don't have to get every year By: Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield The effectiveness of the current flu shot depends on how…
A summary of important health news from the past week UT Health Services Center hosts summit to improve campus mental health By: Joseph Choi On November 22, 2019, faculty and staff from University of Tennessee campuses gathered for the 2019…
A summary of important health news from the past week Google Is Slurping Up Health Data–and It Looks Totally Legal By: Gregory Barber and Megan Molteni Current health privacy laws allow tech giants, like Google, access to our personal medical…
A summary of important health news from the past week Breakthrough in CDC vaping illness investigation: Vitamin E acetate linked to THC may be to blame By: Jen Christensen The CDC recently stated that Vitamin E acetate may be the…
A summary of important health news from the past week Measles makes body 'forget' how to fight infection By James Gallagher Several studies on unvaccinated individuals have shown that measles has an immense impact on the immune system. It has…
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,…
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…
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…
Photo by Scott Carroll on Unsplash A summary of important health news from the past week. Doctors Without Borders Calls For More Transparency In Distribution Of Ebola Vaccine By: Paolo Zialcita The humanitarian NGO, Doctors Without Borders, claims that the World Health Organization…