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Health Beyond the Blog: “The Martian” by Andy Weir

News Team member Diyya Ganju recommends the 2014 book "The Martian" by Andy Weir. Its fictional stranded protagonist's prioritizing of mental health and connection offers lessons for real life.

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Weekly Health Digest: Stem Cells, Uterus Transplants, Schizophrenia Treatment, Carcinogens, Migraines, Dementia Drug

September 30, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Stem cells as a new treatment for type 1 diabetes, uterus transplants for infertile women, approval of a new schizophrenia treatment, carcinogens in food packaging, new understandings of estrogen and migraines, and dementia drug derailed by lawsuit.

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Health Beyond the Blog: “Tested” by Rose Eveleth

News Team member Ananya Dash recommends the six-part podcast "Tested" by Rose Eveleth, which explores the challenges that sex definitions and testing pose to elite female athletes.

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Weekly Health Digest: Teen Social Media, Overdose Deaths, FluMist, Microplastics, and Pregnancy Brain

September 23, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: The possible efficacy of social media "teen accounts," unexplained declines in overdose deaths, at-home nasal flu vaccine, microplastics in nasal tissue, and the relationship between pregnancy, hormones, and the brain.

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Health Beyond the Blog: The Maintenance Phase Podcast

News Team member Lauryn Palacio recommends the podcast "Maintenance Phase" and its examination of the Myers-Briggs Personality Test.

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Weekly Health Digest: Mpox, Babesiosis, Listeria, Parasites, Bird Flu, and COVID Neurology

September 17, 2024
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New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Mpox Updates from the European CDC, the Rise of Babesiosis, Parasites for Treating Neurological Conditions, Concerns in Bird Flu Transmission, the Effect of COVID on Neurological Age, and Food Regulation in the Boar's Head Listeria Investigation.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Rachel Hall-Clifford and “Underbelly”

News Team member Alexa Morales recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD and her new book "Underbelly"

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Health Beyond the Blog: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

News Team member Aanya Ravichander recommends the prison healthcare episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for its examination of unjust conditions in for-profit prison healthcare.

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Glenn Auerbach: In Search of Good Sauna

In this podcast, we speak with Glenn Auerbach, Founder and Publisher of SaunaTimes.com and a leading expert on what makes for “good sauna”. He joins us to explore the question of what are the elements that make the traditional use of heat and cold as emotionally and physically effective as possible?

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The Rural Hospital Closure Crisis

May 24, 2024
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News Team member Caroline Hansen reports that hospital closures across the United States threaten equitable healthcare access for rural populations and demand solutions.

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