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Hunting for a Dose
Photo by little plant on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo In the weeks leading up to his inauguration, then President-elect Biden announced what at the time seemed like an ambitious goal: to deliver 100 million vaccines during his first 100…
Weekly Health Digest: FDA Approves Higher Naloxone Dose, Ecstasy for PTSD, Modified Mosquitos
A summary of important health news from the past week. FDA approves higher dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray product to combat opioid overdose By: Emily Henderson The FDA announced the approval of a higher dose of the naloxone nasal spray…
Health Beyond the Blog: Tips for Coping with Stress
Photo by Food Photographer | Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash (rights-free) Things are stressful right now. We are almost a year and a half into a global pandemic that continues to devastate communities. Meanwhile, summer is approaching and folks are left…
Every Breath We Take: Air Pollution and Masks
Photo by Kayla Speid on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Dynasti deGouville With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted all over the country, mask mandates will soon be a thing of the past. As of April 10th, five states have lifted all mask mandates at…
Pregnant People’s Paradox
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu Including pregnant women in research is very risky. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable, so their participation in clinical trials could result in pregnancy complications that could harm the unborn…
COVID Chronicles | Black Women: Health on the Color Line
Weekly Health Digest: COVID-19 Orphans, Handwashing Decline, Vaccines & Pregnant Women, & the Gender Vaccine Gap
A summary of important health news from the past week. The Shadow Orphan Crisis of COVID-19 An article recently published in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that more than 40,000 children in the United States have lost a parent to Covid-19. That…
Health Beyond the Blog: Opioids, Inc. Documentary
Today, we recommend a documentary about the opioid epidemic that focuses on the producers of these drugs. FRONTLINE showcases a 53-minute documentary on Insys, a pharmaceutical company that pushed consumers to use their opioid painkiller drug by bribing physicians and…