Exploring Health from the Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University brings world-renowned scholars, scientists, and journalists together with student leaders to redefine the construct of health and well-being.
Recommended by Dr. Jennifer Sarrett As we are all hunkered down in our homes, we are watching more tv. As you are looking for something to watch, we'd like to recommend the mini-series, Babies, on Netflix. The six episode series…
By: Adaora Ntukogu A few years ago, I was in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, visiting my grandparents. I could not wait to taste the local dishes and spices that my grandmother promised she’d cook for me. My first meal in Port…
A summary of important health news from the past week Experts tell White House coronavirus can spread through talking or even just breathing By: Elizabeth Cohen While there are few studies available regarding COVID-19, "the results of available studies are consistent…
By: Yeeun Lee When I Wear My Alligator Boots is an ethnography written by Shaylih Muehlmann, an anthropologist. The book shows how drugs are a major global and public health issue today. Muehlmann highlights the issues that narco-trafficking along the…
By: Yeeun Lee Around 500 million women and girls suffer from period poverty each month, severely affecting their quality of life, and physical and mental health. The American Medical Women’s Association defines period poverty as not having access to adequate…
By: Deanna Altomara Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here and the second part here. Quarantine has a long and complicated history, but that history has been instrumental in teaching modern-day public…
A summary of important health news from the past week Duke researchers are decontaminating N95 masks so doctors can reuse them to treat coronavirus patients By: Scottie Andrew The shortage of N95 respirator masks is driving physicians to wear used…
Recommended by News Team Member, Adaora Ntukogu Have you been sticking to your New Years Resolution and staying active? Many of us have been working extra hard in the gym this year and have even noticed some changes in our…
Editor's Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here. By: Deanna Altomara During medieval times, disease control techniques were a patchwork of quarantine stations, sanitary barriers, hidden observation posts, laws restricting the movements…
By: Deanna Altomara The current quarantines and travel restrictions taking place across the world represent the largest quarantine in human history. People have dealt with pandemics–the global spread of a specific disease–for centuries. Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms that…