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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…

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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…

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Weekly Health Digest: Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ law, Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare, Recall on Chantix, Vaccines for Children

September 27, 2021
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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…

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Babies and Antibodies: How the COVID-19 Vaccine Affects Fetuses

September 23, 2021
Dynasti Degouville
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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…

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Dr. Christina Gavegnano: Creativity in Biomedical Science

How a Drug Never Expected to Work is a Life-Saver for COVID-19 and People Living with HIV. Join us as Dr. Gavegnano gives us a window into the creativity and patience that led to a story of scientific discovery.

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Introducing News Team Member India Stevenson

September 22, 2021
India Stevenson
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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…

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Weekly Health Digest: Covid-19 Boosters, COVID Crisis Management, Black Community & Opioids, Telehealth, and Cardiac Arrest at Airports

September 20, 2021
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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…

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Weekly Health Digest: Texas Abortion Law, HIV & mRNA, and Vaccine Inequities

September 13, 2021
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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…

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Health Beyond the Blog – Better Together?: Social Connectedness and Physical Health

September 10, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Sarrett
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This year, the Center for the Study of Human Health is organizing a speaker's series on the topic of "Relational Health". This series asks: what are the health impacts of social connectedness and social isolation? As we have all experience…

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Introducing News Team Member Lexi Rosmarin

September 9, 2021
Lexi Rosmarin
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Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Lexi Rosmarin The way that we as humans function has always been a profound interest of mine. When I was younger, much to my parents’ dismay, I would always ask “why” or…

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