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Weekly Health Digest: Healthy Waist – Healthy Heart, Stop Buying Masks

Your waist size may be more important than weight for multiple heart attack risk By: Katie Hunt A study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology found a link between belly fat and the risk of recurrent heart attacks…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Fundraiser for Clarkston Clinic at Papi’s

Recommended by Deanna Altomara Last October, News Team Member Deanna Altomara wrote about the Clarkston Community Health Center (CCHC), a free clinic that serves the largely refugee community of Clarkston, Georgia. Each week the clinic provides 150 patients with services…

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The Loneliness Epidemic

February 26, 2020
Adaora Ntukogu
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By: Adaora Ntukogu One in three people in America is affected by loneliness. In fact, the average household size in the U.S. has declined in the past decade, leading to a 10 percent increase in people living alone.[1] Loneliness is…

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Weekly Health Digest: Seasonal Flu Shot, Wearable for Alzheimer’s, Cholesterol-lowering Drug, COVID-19 Quarantine, Exercise Nutrition

February 24, 2020
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This season's flu shot 45 percent effective, an improvement over last season's vaccine By: Erika Edwards The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the overall effectiveness of the influenza vaccine this season is 45%. Experts say, however, that this…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Foodie Pharmacology

Recommended by Jennifer Sarrett Today, we'd like to recommend the Foodie Pharmacology podcast by Human Health professor, Dr. Cassandra Quave. On it, Dr. Quave explores the relationship between food and medicine. It's a great listen for anyone interested in science,…

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Health Disparities That Are Skin Deep

February 20, 2020
Yeeun Lee
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By: Yeeun Lee Ellen Buchanan Weiss is a mother to a young boy who woke up one morning with a rash with several bumps. Confused and concerned, she decided to look it up on Google — as one does. To…

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COVID-19 and What the U.S Needs to Know

February 19, 2020
Vivian Tsao
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By: Vivian Tsao When a disease outbreak causes mass panic, the public searches for the source of the pandemic and a community to blame. This time, the Chinese population is bearing the brunt of the panic. Xenophobia and public health…

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Discovering the Truth of BPA

February 18, 2020
Gordon Chan
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By Gordon Chan Surely, you’ve seen or heard about Bisphenol A by now. More commonly known as BPA, it’s a form of clear plastics called polycarbonates which are used in the linings of food and drink cans. It can also…

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Weekly Health Digest: Schizophrenia and Blindness, Corona Virus Tests, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

February 17, 2020
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People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia By: Shayla Love There are no recorded instances of a person born blind developing schizophrenia, despite the fact that scientists have been on the lookout for decades. Given the frequency of the…

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Pathogens in the Permafrost: Could Melting Ice Unleash Ancient Diseases? (Part 2)

February 13, 2020
Deanna Altomara
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By Deanna Altomara A discovery of 28 new types of viruses in ancient ice has renewed fears that dangerous microbes might be hibernating in the permafrost, biding their time until increasing temperatures thaw the ice. Some are worried that diseases…

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