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Sex Education in Metro Atlanta High Schools

March 23, 2021
Dynasti Degouville
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Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Dynasti deGouville When most people discuss their history of sexual education, it is often short and inadequate. Sexual education is the comprehensive teaching about human sexuality, including intimate relationships, human sexual anatomy, sexual…

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Weekly Health Digest: 3 Feet in Schools, Born with COVID-19 Antibodies, Cancer Detecting Phone, Liver Damages & Sugar

A summary of important health news from the past week. 3 Feet Between Students Is Enough for Schools to Reopen By: Amy Jamieson Guidance around how much distance is needed between students in school settings has shifted. A new study led by physician researchers…

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The Differences Between the COVID-19 Vaccines

March 18, 2021
Gordon Chan
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By: Gordon Chan Introduction Last month, the FDA authorized an Emergency Use Authorization for the Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine. The decision, which the FDA announced through a press release, allows the company to distribute the vaccine in the…

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COVID Chronicles | Navigating the Pandemic: The Past, Present and Future

The first episode of The COVID Chronicles explores the implications of the novel coronavirus. By investigating the virus from a multidisciplinary perspective, host Kat Pitts uncovers how the virus came to be, what’s happening now, and what we can anticipate for the future.

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Weekly Digest: COVID Tongue, Daylight Savings, HIV Treatment, & Health Insurance

Photo by Ocean Ng on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week. Covid tongue? Why new Covid-19 symptoms keep popping up. By: Umair Irfan It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization declared…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Blood Donation

March 12, 2021
News Team
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The Red Cross and hospitals have been reporting a shortage of blood donations as a result to canceled blood donation events due to COVID restrictions. However, there is still a great, and some may argue even a greater, need. For…

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Weekly Digest: Restriction Relaxation, Malaria Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine, & Alcohol and Cancer

A summary of important health news from the past week. Concerns Grow Over Restriction Relaxation By: Gillian Mohney and George Citroner Earlier this week, governors of Texas and Mississippi announced they were lifting mask mandates and allowing businesses to operate at full capacity immediately…

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Women’s Health and Women’s Rights Lay the Foundations for Health of Current and Future Generations

March 8, 2021
Guest Contributor
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In honor of International Women’s Day 2021 By: Tessa Roseboom, PhD In every corner of the world, women are more often exposed to violence, do more unpaid work, and earn less money. Also, women have poorer access to food, healthcare,…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Testing.com

As News Team member Adaora Ntukogu recently wrote about, the sexual health has changed in the COVID-19 era, including important resources being shifted away from attending to sexually transmitted infections and diseases (STIs/STDs) to assist with the pandemic. One consequence…

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Weight Loss Miracles

March 4, 2021
Adaora Ntukogu
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Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Adaora Yvonne Ntukogu If you could have one wish, what would it be? A million dollars? World peace? The ability to reach in your pocket and pull out whatever it is that…

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