Weekly Health Digest: Caregiving, Depression, and Global Health Efforts
New in Weekly Health Digest: the economic impact of family caregiving, distinguishing depression from burnout, and renewing efforts to fund global health.
Weekly Health Digest: Heart Disease, Hail Storms, and COVID’s Effect on Native Americans
New in Weekly Health Digest: Streamlining heart disease medication regimens, disproportionate effects of Covid on indigenous communities' life expectancy, and as the size of hailstones grows, scientists asks citizens for help.
Weekly Health Digest: Abortion Access, CDC Institutional Review, The Loss of a Legend, High C-Section Rates in the South
A summary of health news from this past week. Photo by Myriam Zilles on Unsplash (rights-free) As states move to restrict abortion access, neighboring states prepare for surges in demand By: Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Many Republican-led states have recently passed…
Weekly Health Digest: Medical Gaslighting, COVID-19 Nasal Spray, Sleep Disparities
Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’ By: Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times A large body of scientific literature has found that medical providers are more likely to dismiss the medical concerns and symptoms of women and people of color.…
Weekly Health Digest: End of Free COVID Testing, Insulin Costs, Pollen Counts, Medical Marijuana
A summary of important health news from the past week. Free COVID tests and treatments no longer free for uninsured, as funding runs out By: Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR As federal funding for COVID-19 testing and treatments runs low, many uninsured…
Weekly Health Digest: Pandemic Struggles for People with Disabilities, Non-hormonal Birth Control for Men, Spike in Alcohol-Related Deaths, Fourth Covid Vaccine, 3D Printing
A summary of important health news from the past week. Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities By: Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Inaccessibility in a world that privileges able-bodiedness remains an ongoing struggle for people with disabilities. The…
Weekly Health Digest: BPA Asthma Link, Black Omicron Hospitalizations, Psychiatric Patients in Jail
A summary of important health news from the past week. BPA linked to asthma in school-age girls, study finds By: Sandee LaMotte, CNN In an article from CNN, reporter Sandee LaMotte writes about a recent study that found that Bisphenol…
Weekly Health Digest: Covid-19 Brain Changes, Georgia Mental Health Bill, Child Malaria Treatment
A summary of important health news from the past week. Covid-19 May Cause Brain Changes, Even With Mild Infection By: Shawn Radcliffe, Healthline In an article from Healthline, Shawn Radcliffe reports about a new study that finds that brain changes…
Weekly Health Digest: Organs Compatible with Any Blood Type, New C.D.C. Guidelines, Microplastics in Food, Transgender Rights in Texas, Public Health in Ukraine
A summary of important health news from the past week. Researchers Investigate How to Make Donated Organs Compatible With Any Blood Type By Meagan Drillinger, Healthline Research findings from a new study published in Science Translational Medicine suggest that it…
Weekly Health Digest: HIV Cure, Bionic Eyes, Sackler Family Settlement, Paul Farmer
A summary of important health news from the past week. A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment By Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times A woman has been cured of HIV from a procedure involving a cord blood…