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A Weekend Providing Healthcare in Rural Appalachia

December 17, 2019
Deanna Altomara
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Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash By: Deanna Altomara When I signed up for the job, I did not envision myself toting buckets of blood across a middle school gym. Yet this was the least of the challenges I encountered while planning and…

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A Glimpse Into the Current Vaping Epidemic

December 11, 2019
Yeeun Lee
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By Yeeun Lee Created in the 1960s as a “smokeless non-tobacco cigarette,” e-cigarettes have only recently become popular.[1] Over the years, as tobacco use has decreased in the United States, e-cigarette use has increased. While there are several factors that…

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Weekly Health Digest: Once a Month Birth Control Pill, Hair Chemicals Increase Cancer Risk, Vaping, and Sickle Cell

December 9, 2019
News Team
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A summary of important health news from the past week Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests By: Michelle Roberts A team of researchers funded by the Gates Foundation have started testing a once a month oral contraceptive pill on pigs.…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Food Heaven Really Exists

Recommended by Imani Brooks Food is very important to living your best life. Food Heaven Made Easy is a multimedia platform that recognizes that. The platform is designed by two Black women who are registered dietitians and certified diabetes educators…

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Heart Disease, the Silent Killer

December 3, 2019
Adaora Ntukogu
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By: Adaora Ntukogu For a moment, imagine someone having a heart attack. If your mind has illustrated a middle-aged man grasping his chest in intense pain, you should not be surprised. In fact, if you Google the phrase “heart attack”,…

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Weekly Health Digest: Better Flu Vaccine, Reversal of Life Expectancy Trends, Fire Related Power Outages, and More

December 2, 2019
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A summary of important health news from the past week Building a better flu vaccine -- one you don't have to get every year By: Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield The effectiveness of the current flu shot depends on how…

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Healthy and Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes

By: Adaora Ntukogu Thanksgiving is tomorrow! If you haven’t decided what is going to be on your menu, do not worry. Epicurious has provided you with 67 healthy Thanksgiving recipes that are actually delicious. Since 1995, Epicurious has been a popular…

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Current Research on Breast Cancer in Transgender Men and Women

November 26, 2019
Imani Brooks
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All people, regardless of their sex assigned at birth, have breast tissue, meaning everyone has the potential to develop breast cancer. However, the issue of breast cancer among the trans community is understudied, but is somewhat unique and deserving of…

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Weekly Health Digest: Improving Campus Mental Health, Samoa Measles Outbreak, Poor Diabetes Care, and Mosquito Interventions

November 25, 2019
News Team
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A summary of important health news from the past week UT Health Services Center hosts summit to improve campus mental health By: Joseph Choi On November 22, 2019, faculty and staff from University of Tennessee campuses gathered for the 2019…

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Menstruation Stigma Has to End. Period.

November 19, 2019
Yeeun Lee
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By Yeeun Lee Monthly friend. Lady time. Code red. Aunt flow. Bloody mary. Period. Around the world, people have various ways to refer to menstruation. Despite it being a physical and emotional experience that all women share, it remains a…

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