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New Study Suggests No Need to Hold Off on Red and Processed Meat, but We Should be Wary

October 30, 2019
Adaora Ntukogu
News, Read

By: Adaora Ntukogu Red and Processed Meat Not So Bad? The Annals of Internal Medicine recently published the results of a study that looked at the consumption of red and processed meat and the risk for heart disease and cancer.…

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Weekly Health Digest: Stressful Pregnancies, Eradication of 2 out of 3 Types of Polio, Sugary Drink Ban

October 29, 2019
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A summary of important health news from the past week A stressful pregnancy reduces the chances of having a boy, a study shows By: Sandee LaMotte Pregnancies with boys are more vulnerable in utero to mishaps and a recent study,…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Eat to Beat

Do you love food and want to contribute to a great cause? Come to Eat to Beat, one of Emory’s best food truck festivals of the year! Hosted by Delta Phi Epsilon, at this event, you can not only eat…

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Ebola Update: Time to ‘kill the virus’

October 24, 2019
Deanna Altomara
News

By: Deanna Altomara One of the world’s most terrifying diseases is once again at large–and no one’s talking about it. Ebola is a deadly virus that took the lives of over 11,300 people and sickened over 17,000 more in the…

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How to Save a Life: Know Your Girls

October 22, 2019
Imani Brooks
News, Read

By: Imani Brooks October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It began in 1985 and has since grown to include a host of fundraisers, pink-ed out outfits, and survival stories to advance research and awareness. However, what's often unknown is…

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Weekly Health Digest: Suicide and Race; Fat in Peoples’ Lungs; Zantac Recall; and Chinese Healthcare

October 21, 2019
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A summary of important health news from the past week Suicide Rates For Black Boys And Girls Disproportionately High By: Kristen West Savali New York University's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research has found that "Black boys between the…

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Organ Transplantation — Life saving or killing?

October 15, 2019
Yeeun Lee
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By: Yeeun Lee Organ transplantation. Most people think of the surgical procedure of removing an organ from one person and placing it in another. But what might seem like a straightforward procedure is actually quite complex. With the rise in…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Halloween Running

Recommendations for health related events, activities, and resources "Boo", Made You Run Recommended by Adaora Ntukogu If you love Halloween and are looking for a unique twist to your Halloween festivities, the Atlanta Halloween Half Marathon and 5K is the…

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Racism in the United States and The Reproductive Health of Black Women

October 10, 2019
Adaora Ntukogu
News, Read

By: Adaora Ntukogu Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash Historical Treatment The compromised reproductive health of black women in America is linked with discrimination in healthcare that is rooted in the historical treatment of black women in the United States.[1] Black women, from slavery…

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Weekly Health Digest: Quick-onset suicidality, Teen Pregnancy and ADHD, Mind-reading Exoskeleton, and more

A summary of important health news from the past week. A new type of diagnosis could make it easier to spot if someone may attempt suicide By: Temma Ehrenfeld Over half of suicides are committed by people without a mental…

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