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Health Beyond the Blog: John Oliver on Farmworkers

News Team member Gabrielle Stearns recommends John Oliver's examination of farmworkers' occupational hazards on "Last Week Tonight"

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Can Paying People To Lose Weight Reduce Obesity?

May 4, 2023
Andrew Feld
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News Team member Andrew Feld examines the efficacy — and the ethical challenges — of paying people to lose weight.

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How a Georgia Orthopedic Surgeon Saved Athletes’ Knees

May 3, 2023
Andrew Feld
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News Team member Andrew Feld traces the influence of Dr. Kyle Hammond, whose novel ACL reconstruction technique has saved athletes' knees worldwide.

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Intensive Animal Production:Not Worth The Risk

May 2, 2023
Sammy Ramacher
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In an opinion piece, News Team member Sammy Ramacher examines the link between factory farming and zoonotic disease and recommends changes to meat production.

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The Popularity and Peril of Energy Drinks

May 1, 2023
Annika Urban
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News Team member Annika Urban examines the implicit promise and actual risks of energy drinks, which are aggressively marketed to students.

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The Enduring Challenge of Eating Disorders

April 27, 2023
Emily Kim
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News Team member Emily Kim writes that eating disorders are more prevalent than most people realize, and affect a wide range of populations.

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Overturning Roe v. Wade Endangers Medicine

April 26, 2023
Rebecca Sugerman
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News Team member Rebecca Sugerman finds that the Supreme Court decision reversing the national right to abortion is having grave impacts on medical education and training and patient care.

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Staying Mobile While Aging

April 25, 2023
Sammy Ramacher
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News Team member Sammy Ramacher examines a review of research that concludes the attention coaches give to the diets and workouts of young athletes should be practiced by aging persons.

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Weekly Health Digest: The Newest Covid Boosters, ChatGPT in Medicine, and Affordable Healthcare for Migrants

New from the News Team: The CDC allows an extra Covid booster, how ChatGPT will influence healthcare, and affordable care for DACA recipients

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Health Beyond the Blog: Doctors on TikTok

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Jordyn Rosenberg highlights Dr. Adam Goodcoff, or @seethemedlife on TikTok, and his mission to break down medical misinformation

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