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Health Beyond the Blog: Author Debora MacKenzie
Debora MacKenzie is an accomplished science journalist investigating emerging infectious diseases for over 35 years. Along with writing for outlets such as New Scientist, she recently published her own book titled COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and…
Breast is Best… In a Laboratory
By: Dynasti deGouville While physicians and midwives have touted the efficacy of breastfeeding for centuries, the undeniable truth is that breastfeeding comes with challenges for both the modern and ancient woman. Some are unable to produce enough milk for their…
Weekly Health Digest: Ginsburg & Abortion Rights; Preventing Physician Burnout; Mental Health Care; & Covid-19 Testing in the U.S.
Photo by Claire Anderson on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death means for the future of abortion rights By Anna North With the recent tragic death of Supreme Court…
Health Beyond the Blog: GetUsPPE
GetUsPPE is a national grassroots organization dedicated to delivering PPE (personal protective equipment) to individuals in dire need as a response to the national PPE shortage announced in March 2020. The founders of the organization, a team of physicians who…
Health Jawns: An Interview with Dr. Dhaval Desi About the Coronavirus Pandemic
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash (rights-free) Health Jawns is a podcast series from Human Health professor Dr. Chris Eagle. See here for more. In this episode of Health Jawns, Dr. Chris Eagle of Emory's Center for the Study of Human Health interviews…
Weekly Health Digest: Making Gyms Safer, Wildfire Smoke Health Risks, Plant-Based Meat, and Bees treating Breast Cancer
A summary of important health news from the past week Making Gyms Safer: Why The Virus Is Less Likely To Spread There Than In A Bar By: Will Stone With the closure of many gyms since March, the slow-opening at…
Health Beyond the Blog: “Mind the Gap”
"Mind the Gap" is an clinical handbook created by Zimbabwean medical student Malone Mukwende and faculty at St. George's, University of London. It is an online resource of signs and symptoms of disease in black and brown skin whose main…
An Emory Helpliner’s Tips against the stress and loneliness of Social Distancing
Photo by Imani Bahati on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Jocelyn Spizman Between social distancing, quarantining, and the general anxiety from a pandemic, there is a lot of loneliness throughout the world right now. At Emory, all students should feel connected and…
Health Jawns: An Interview with Craig Klugman
Photo by visuals on Unsplash (rights-free) Health Yawns is a podcast series from Human Health professor Dr. Chris Eagle. See here for more. On this episode of Health Jawns, Chris Eagle interviews Dr. Craig Klugman, professor of Bioethics and Health Humanities (DePaul University)…