Weekly Health Digest: BMI no longer useful, anti-vaccine legislation rising, abortion bans interrupt healthcare
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: BMI no longer useful, anti-vaccine legislation rising, abortion bans interrupt healthcare
Weekly Health Digest: Nursing Homes, ALS, and “Healthy” Food
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: tracking nursing home business' data, a new ALS drug enters the marketplace, and the FDA is changing what is “healthy.”
Weekly Health Digest: Intense Walking, Egg Freezing, and Natural Wine
Weekly Health Digest from the @EmoryCSHH News team: the health benefits of intense walking, the reality of freezing your eggs, and the “natural” wine phenomena
Weekly Health Digest: Avoiding Gym Injuries, the Effects of Sitting, and the New Cost of FDA Approval
Weekly Health Digest from the @EmoryCSHH News team: how to avoid gym injuries, the detrimental health effects of sitting, and are pharmaceutical companies buying FDA approval via user fees?
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…