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Destination HealthEU’s Approach to COVID-19 Coverage

March 23, 2020
News Team
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The News Team at Destination HealthEU hopes that everyone is staying safe and healthy during these strange times. As a health focused blog, we strive to bring you innovative and important coverage of health events and news. Clearly, this includes…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Comic Strip Science

Recommended by Dr. Jennifer Sarrett The Center for the Study of Human Health and Arts at Emory bring you two exciting events with Dr. Garfield Kwan, the founder of Squidtoons Comics which translates research into comics for the public. The…

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The Hispanic Paradox

March 4, 2020
Yeeun Lee
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By: Yeeun Lee Numerous studies have shown that lower-income and education status leads to poor health, which is why socioeconomic status is one of the major determinants of health. Studies have also shown that the Hispanic community often struggles with…

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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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