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Where Mind and Body Meet: The Gut-Brain Axis
Photo by Kira auf der Heide on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Lexi Rosmarin We typically think of mental health as being just that - the intricacies of the mind and brain working to control our thoughts and feelings. However, our mental…
Weekly Health Digest: Virtual Rehab, Covid-19 Vaccines for Pregnant People, Obesity Rates Rise
Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week. How the Pandemic Led to the Rise of Virtual Rehab By: Meagan Drillinger Since the start of the pandemic, telehealth treatment has been…
Health Beyond the Blog – Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
This week's recommendation for Health Beyond the Blog is the novel, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. As a surgeon specializing in endocrine and general surgery, Gawande explores the concept of death in current-day…
Weekly Health Digest: Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ law, Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare, Recall on Chantix, Vaccines for Children
A summary of important health news from the past week. Georgia's 'heartbeat' law to be argued in federal appeals court By: Kate Brumback and The Associated Press A federal appeals court plans to hear arguments Friday on whether it should…
Babies and Antibodies: How the COVID-19 Vaccine Affects Fetuses
By: Dynasti deGouville On December 11, 2020, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine became the first of its kind available under the FDA’S emergency use authorization for those 16 years and older. Since then, 180 million Americans have gotten one or both…
Dr. Christina Gavegnano: Creativity in Biomedical Science
Introducing News Team Member India Stevenson
By: India Stevenson My interest in health started with my love for the community that surrounds me. I grew up with a large family on both sides and the support that I receive from both my family and community inspires…
Weekly Health Digest: Covid-19 Boosters, COVID Crisis Management, Black Community & Opioids, Telehealth, and Cardiac Arrest at Airports
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week. 5 reasons why FDA advisers did not recommend Covid-19 booster shots for everyone By: Maggie Fox On Friday, September 17, the FDA recommended the…
Weekly Health Digest: Texas Abortion Law, HIV & mRNA, and Vaccine Inequities
A summary of important health news from the past week. Texas Abortion Law: What is a Fetal Heartbeat If a Fetus Doesn't Have a Heart? By: Julia Ries The state of Texas recently passed Senate Bill 8, popularly known as…