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Health Beyond the Blog: The Real Cost of Football

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Rebecca Sugerman emphasizes the growing research highlighting the adverse health effects of American Football

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RED-S: The Little-Known Condition Harming Athletes

March 15, 2023
Annika Urban
News, Read

In a new longform story, student and athlete Annika Urban explores how pressure to be lean and to achieve peak performance creates the little-known condition RED-S and undermines athletes' health.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Cells at Work!

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Emily Kim discusses Cells at Work! - a Japanese anime which follows the lives of anthropomorphized human cells

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Weekly Health Digest: COVID Origins, Insulin Price Cap, and Abortion Pills

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: the origins of COVID, insulin price capping, and further restriction on abortion pills

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Go Ahead and Eat the Carbs

March 3, 2023
Gabriella Salazar
Opinion, Read

New in Exploring Health's Opinion vertical: Gabriella Salazar critically analyses the low-carb keto diet.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Addicted to the Internet

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Rebecca Superman highlights the rising epidemic of social media addiction and recommends the podcast "Chasing Life"

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Not All Sports are Created Equal

February 28, 2023
Andrew Feld
News, Read

Andrew Feld discusses the research challenges of determining how different types of sports impact youth mental health, and how to help parents understand the findings.

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Weekly Health Digest: Bird Flu, East Palestine Air Pollution, How Lighting Affects Healthcare, & REM Sleep

February 27, 2023
News Team
Read, Weekly Health Digest

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Bird flu death in Cambodia, dangerous chemicals in the air at East Palestine, changing hospital lighting to find bruises, and the power of REM sleep.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Radiolab and the Golden Goose

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Gabrielle Stearns illuminates how it's often the wackiest science that leads to humanity's most valuable discoveries

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MAKING SPACE FOR ART IN SCIENCE

February 22, 2023
Gabrielle Stearns
Opinion, Read

Inaugurating a longform vertical at Exploring Health: CSHH senior and dancer Gabrielle Stearns reflects on how science and the arts can enrich each other.

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