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Traditional Medicine in the Modern World: Ayurveda

December 7, 2021
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Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash (rights-free) By News Team member Editor's Note: The is part of a series on Traditional Medicine in the Modern World. To read the introductory post, please go here. Ayurveda is a traditional medicinal system…

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Dr. Carla Haack: A Surgeon’s Journey to the Heart of Health

Yoga as a Means of Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health. Join us on this episode as we discuss with Dr. Carla Haack the many surprising ways in which yoga and surgery can inform each other to provide an inspiring vision of medicine characterized by a commitment to healing the body, mind, and spirit.

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The Plant Hunter: Q&A with Dr. Cassandra Quave

December 1, 2021
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On October 28, 2021, Emory's Center for the Study of Human Health hosted their very own Dr. Cassandra Quave for a Q&A with acclaimed journalist and author Maryn McKenna on Quave's new book, The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for…

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Telling Health’s Story | Why We Need the Expansion of Paid Maternity Leave Policies

In HLTH 385W: Health Writing and Narratives, created by Maryn McKenna, CSHH student Defne Levine writes an op-ed piece on the need for expansion of paid maternity leave policies.

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The $5,000 Butt: What BBLs Really Cost You

November 30, 2021
Dynasti Degouville
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The evolution of bodily aesthetics in the 1990s and early 2000s produced, like every decade before then, the faces of beauty. The idealized facial and body type championed the ultra-thin, fragile physique on a narrow frame decorated with glorious, chiseled…

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Weekly Health Digest: EaseVRx, Flu Season, Person “Naturally” Cured of HIV, Omicron, Harris Invests in Healthcare

November 29, 2021
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A summary of important health news from the past week. FDA Approves a New Virtual Reality Device to Help Ease Chronic Pain By: Elizabeth Pratt The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a breakthrough device that could improve the daily lives…

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Build a Baby: Ethical Implications of Gene Editing

November 18, 2021
Lexi Rosmarin
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By: Lexi Rosmarin Photo by Brano on Unsplash (rights-free) Genes decide our eye color, height, genetic predisposition to diseases, and more. We all have a specific, unique mix of all of the genes that exist in the world. The difference…

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Social Media: The New Epidemic

November 16, 2021
Sarah Du
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Photo by ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash (rights-free) Gone are the days of MySpace and AIM, where social media was purely a chatting platform to connect with friends. Today, Youtube, Snapchat, and Instagram are the most popular social media platforms among…

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Weekly Health Digest: AY.4.2 Delta Variant, Vaccine for Kids, Water Pipes Infrastructure, Birth Control Spike in Texas

November 15, 2021
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A summary of important health news from the past week. COVID-19: How worried should we be about the AY.4.2 Delta variant? By: James Kingsland Over the past 28 days, the U.K. has recorded one of the highest absolute number of…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Your Skin Explained

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo Your Skin; the mammoth of all human organs and the title of season 3, episode 8 of the Netflix + Vox docuseries, Explained. In an enthralling (at times perturbing)…

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