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Weekly Health Digest: Ebola Vaccine Transparency, Flu Vaccination Rates, TB from Deers, and More

September 30, 2019
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Photo by Scott Carroll on Unsplash A summary of important health news from the past week. Doctors Without Borders Calls For More Transparency In Distribution Of Ebola Vaccine By: Paolo Zialcita The humanitarian NGO, Doctors Without Borders, claims that the World Health Organization…

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Health Beyond the Blog: 5 Tips to Get Moving this Weekend

By: Adaora Ntukogu For our Health Beyond Blog series today, I want to encourage our readers to leave the blogs, movies, and even books behind and get some movement into your weekend! Below are some easy tips I've collected from…

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No-Deal Brexit: How does it impact health?

September 26, 2019
Yeeun Lee
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By: Yeeun Lee Brexit has been a topic of discussion since the June 2016 referendum. While the political, social, and economic consequences are often discussed, the decision would also have a lasting impact on health. On October 31st, the UK…

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Weekly Health Digest: E-cigarette ban in New York, soot pollution, rare mosquito-borne disease, and more

September 23, 2019
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Photo by Thomas Millot on Unsplash New York state bans most flavors of e-cigarettes By: Jen Christensen On September 17, Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote an executive order to ban sales of most flavored e-cigarettes to curb teen vaping. The ban will last 90…

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How a Visual Culture affects Eating Disorders

September 18, 2019
Yeeun Lee
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By: Yeeun Lee "I'll believe it when I see it." We live in a visually dominated world. From images on social media to our initial perceptions of people, what we physically see holds immense value. In fact, imagery is so…

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Weekly Health Digest: Treating PMS, E-cigarette regulation, Air Ambulances

September 16, 2019
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A summary of important health news from the past week. Treating PMS May Be Vital to Your Well-Being By: Madeline R. Vann, MPH According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, at least 85 percent of women experience at…

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Hurricanes: A Public Health Issue

September 13, 2019
Imani Brooks
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By: Imani Brooks September is National Preparedness Month. At the start of this month, Hurricane Dorian demonstrated the serious need to learn about how hurricanes are in fact a public health issue. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November…

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Health Beyond the Blog

September 13, 2019
Yeeun Lee
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Recommendations for health related events, activities, and resources Breathe Recommended by Yeeun Lee Searching for a lighthearted movie to watch on a Friday night, I came across Breathe. What started off as a typical romantic movie quickly took an unexpected…

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Introducing News Team Member Adaora Ntukogu

September 10, 2019
Adaora Ntukogu
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Photo by Bruno Nascimento on Unsplash By: Adaora Ntukogu This Summer, I became a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. My decision to pursue this certification was very spontaneous, but quickly became necessary and obvious. From childhood, I have…

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Weekly Health Digest: Soda and Early Death, Fifth Death Linked to Vaping, Genes linked to Left-handedness, and more

September 9, 2019
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Drinking two glasses of soda daily can increase your risk of an early death, study says By: Najja Parker Researchers from Germany, Spain and other European countries recently conducted a study with 51,743 men and women with an average age…

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