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Weekly Health Digest: Newborn DNA, Hybrid Baby Monkey, First Eye and Partial Face Transplant, Antidepressants and Sexual Health, and Ending TB

New from the News Team: Explore the ethics of newborn DNA sampling, the science of a hybrid baby monkey, and a medical milestone with the first whole eye and partial face transplant. We also discuss the impact of antidepressants on sexual health and the global efforts to end tuberculosis.
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Health Beyond the Blog: Take Care of Maya

Ellie Purinton recommends 'Take Care of Maya,' a stirring documentary that traces the Kowalski family's anguish after 10-year-old Maya is diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and the subsequent tragic events that unfold. The film scrutinizes the intersection of medical uncertainty, family rights, and a legal battle that leaves a family shattered and searching for justice.
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Weekly Health Digest: Psychedelics, Naming Birds, Music for Pain Relief, Apple May Revolutionize Health Care, Maternal Health, and Cancer Treatments

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Discover the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, the art and science behind the naming of birds, and the soothing power of music for pain relief. Learn about Apple's ambitious plans to revolutionize health technology, a proposal for maternal health care, and innovative approaches to cancer treatment.
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Health Beyond the Blog: Braiding Sweetgrass

Jeeya Sharma recommends 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which provocatively challenges the commodified approach to health in the West and underscores the critical neglect of environmental health determinants. As the climate crisis worsens, Kimmerer intertwines Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and botanical teachings to redefine our connection to health and the environment.
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Weekly Health Digest: Climate and Food Waste, NBA Science, Chimpanzee Menopause, Counterfeit Ozempic, Burnout, and COVID-19 Vaccination

New from the News Team: Explore topics from the environmental repercussions of food waste and the intriguing science behind the NBA, to the unexpected phenomenon of chimpanzee menopause. Uncover challenges like the rise of counterfeit Ozempic pens, healthcare workers' increasing burnout, and the decline in Americans updating their COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Health Beyond the Blog: Diagnosis – A Netflix Docuseries

Harleigh Markowitz recommends tuning into Diagnosis, a captivating 2019 Netflix docuseries where Dr. Lisa Sanders harnesses the power of crowdsourcing to unravel medical enigmas. From a nursing student facing paralyzing pain to a young child fainting hundreds of times daily, watch as undiagnosed patients turn to the collective wisdom of 'the crowd' in their quest for answers.
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Weekly Health Digest: Deep sleep, long Covid, digital health investments, global climate, and the largest map of the human brain

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Dive into this week's Health Digest, featuring discussions on deep sleep, the environmental impact of hallucinations, insights into long Covid's lingering effects, and the surge in digital health investments. Also, stay informed about the pressing global climate crisis and marvel at the unveiling of the most comprehensive human brain map ever created.
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Dr. Don Noble: Part 2 – Want to Change Your Life? Take a Breath

In this episode, host Charles Raison discusses the health benefits of breath work with Donald J. Noble, PhD, continuing a conversation started in a prior “Health is Everything” podcast episode. In this installment Raison and Noble open up a wide-ranging discussion on topics ranging from how breathing changes brain function on a moment-by-moment basis to the potential of both slow-deep and rapid breathing to improve well-being, along the way providing a quick guide to the bodily mechanisms involved in various therapeutic breathing strategies.
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Health Beyond the Blog: The Retrievals – A Discussion of Women’s Pain

Gillian Feinglass urges readers to tune into 'The Retrievals,' a gripping five-part podcast detailing the experiences of up to 200 patients at the Yale University Fertility Clinic. Subjected to agonizing egg retrieval procedures without painkillers due to a nurse's deceit, these women faced not only physical trauma but also the dismissive attitudes of the very professionals trusted to care for them.
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