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Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue: New Zealand vs. the United States

March 28, 2019
Imani Brooks
News

It took New Zealand six days to respond with gun legislation to Christchurch’s massacre that cost the lives of 50 people. In 2019 alone, there have been 62 mass shootings in the United States that have killed 113 people in…

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Maryn McKenna’s workshop, “The Secret Strategies of Ted Talks”

March 27, 2019
Yeeun Lee
Health@Emory, Read

By: Yeeun Lee TED talks are popular amongst people from all around the world and from different age groups. Their slogan–“Ideas Worth Spreading”–hints at how they cover topics from a wide array of disciplines. But having various subjects that can…

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Ten Common Nutrition-Related Misperceptions

By: Dan Benardot, PhD, DHC, RD, LD, FACSM Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Human Health The focus on nutrition to attain or maintain a state of good health is an increasingly important feature of the scientific literature. This…

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Weekly Health Digest: Avocados, Postpartum Depression, Obesity in China, and more

A summary of important health news from the past week. California grower recalls avocados over possible listeria By: Associated Press Henry Avocado recently recalled their conventional and organic avocados because of a possible listeria contamination. These avocados are generally sold…

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Health Beyond the Blog: “Slow death by Rubber Duck”

By: Yeeun Lee Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things (Counterpoint, 2011) was written by two environmental activists, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie. In attempts to prove that pollution isn’t merely environmental, Smith and Lourie expose…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Atlanta March for Science and Human Health at the Science Festival

By: Jennifer Sarrett & Amanda Freeman Tomorrow is the Atlanta March for Science. This event is aimed to bring people together to push for more publicly funded and disseminated science. Attendees are in support of the positive role science has…

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Measles: How an Outbreak in Madagascar Should Serve as a Warning for the United States

March 20, 2019
Katherine Lewis
News, Read

By Katherine Lewis Editor's Note: This article is the first of a 3-part series on measles and vaccines. Measles, a potentially lethal respiratory illness, was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 due to the widespread success of the…

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Voluntourism: Good Intentions, Poor Implementation

March 19, 2019
Yeeun Lee
News, Read

By: Yeeun Lee Goods, services, and experiences are all commercialized in this day and age, and volunteering is no exception to this trend. In the West, altruism has turned into voluntourism: “a type of tourism where tourists pay to participate…

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Weekly Health Digest: Big Tobacco, Planned Parenthood, Fake Drugs, and Breast Cancer

A summary of important health news from the past week. Canada’s fight with Big Tobacco is back on By: Kelly Crowe Two weeks ago, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the 2015 ruling that held three Canadian tobacco companies–Imperial Tobacco…

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HPV Vaccine and Treatment: The Importance of Awareness and Prevention

March 14, 2019
Katherine Lewis
News, Read

By Katherine Lewis Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, with nearly 80 million Americans currently infected. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “HPV infections are so common that nearly all…

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