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Health Beyond the Blog: Dan Buettner and “Living to 100” Docuseries

News Team member Alexa Morales recommends the Netflix documentary series "Living to 100: The Secrets of the Blue Zones" with Dan Buettner to uncover how we can live longer, healthier lives.

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Weekly Health Digest: Measles Resurgence, Debates on Ozempic, STIs in Decline, AI Diagnoses for Patients, Spike in Marathon Running

November 18, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Measles surge due to vaccine inequities and hesitancy, experts debate Ozempic use for pre-diabetes, STIs in decline for second year, ChatGPT outperforms doctors in providing diagnoses, the importance to running to some young adults

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Health Beyond the Blog: Lina Zeldovich and “The Living Medicine”

News Team member Rama Esrawee recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Lina Zeldovich and her new book "The Living Medicine."

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Weekly Health Digest: Stem Cell Transplants, Sleep and Dementia, Sugar From Birth, Cold Meds Regulation

November 11, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Stem-cell transplants to treat blindness, sleep habits and energy levels predicting dementia risk, reduced sugar consumption improve shealth outcomes, and revisiting cold medication ingredient regulation.

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Weekly Health Digest: OpenAI Hallucinations, Kratom Addictions, Pediatric Preparedness, Sugar Deprivation

November 5, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Flaws in OpenAI transcription, kratom addiction in sobriety journeys, preventing pediatric deaths, sugar deprivation improves health outcomes

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Health Beyond the Blog: Sara “Sparky” Park

News Team member Joy Lee recommends Korean content creator Sara "Sparky" Park and her content focusing on Korean recipes to combat PCOS.

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Weekly Health Digest: Food Recalls, Semaglutide, Gender Health Gap, Eye Implants, Stroke Guidelines, Abortion Access

October 29, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: food recalls increase, preventing compounded semaglutide, eliminating the gender health gap, eye implants for the blind, social determinants of health in stroke guidelines, new attempts to restrict abortion.

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Roman Palitsky: The Risks of Meditation and Psychedelics

In this episode, Dr. Roman Palitsky, a clinical psychologist and Director of Research Projects at Emory Spiritual Health, discusses the connections between spirituality, meditation, and mental health. He highlights the lesser-known risks of meditation and psychedelics, practices often celebrated for their benefits but not thoroughly examined for their challenges.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Rachel E Gross’s “Vagina Obscura”

News Team member Ananya Dash recommends "Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage" by Rachel E. Gross, an exploration of science, culture, history and inequities in women's health research.

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Weekly Health Digest: Weight-Loss Drugs, Health Insurance, Overdose Declines, Food Shortages, Aging Alone

October 21, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Weight-loss drugs in the UK, why health insurance is tied to jobs, declines in drug overdoses, therapeutic food shortages in Africa, facing dementia and cognitive decline alone.

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