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Health Beyond the Blog: “Ringworm” on Abbott Elementary

News Team member Laniah Bowdery recommends "Ringworm" on "Abbott Elementary" for its excellent observations on public health attitudes to a potential disease outbreak at a school.

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Weekly Health Digest: HIV Prevention, CDC Firings, Somalia’s Healthcare, Chikungunya in New York

October 20, 2025
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New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: HIV prevention in South Africa, mass firings at CDC, how USAID cuts are dismantling Somalia's health system, and a mysterious case of chikungunya.

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Health Beyond the Blog: “Common People” on Black Mirror

News Team member Yiying Zhang recommends "Common People" on the show Black Mirror for its riveting tale of a subscription-based treatment in a futuristic world.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Out On Film and “Four Mothers”

News Team member Ananya Dash recommends "Four Mothers" for its heartwarming storytelling of negotiating caregiving between a mother and son.

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Weekly Health Digest: Microplastics and Bones, NIH Firings, Female Longevity, New Huntington’s Treatment

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Microplastics make bones brittle, NIH firings, why women outlive men, and a new treatment to slow a rare genetic disorder.

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Health Beyond the Blog: “What’s Up, Doc?” on The Moth

News Team member Talia Gordon Wexler recommends "What's Up, Doc?" on "The Moth Podcast" for stories at the intersection of healthcare systems, grief, and acceptance of death.

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Weekly Health Digest: Deaths from Falls, Vision-Improving Eye Drops, RSV Vaccine Expansion, False Tylenol-Autism Links

September 29, 2025
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New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Why older people are fall-prone, eye drops for vision problems, a new RSV vaccine, and the harms of the new Tylenol directive.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Amazon Prime’s Beautiful Boy

News Team member Yasemin Isbilir recommends Amazon Prime's "Beautiful Boy" for its authentic potrayal of addiction as a health issue, not a moral failure.

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Weekly Health Digest: AI Chatbots, Chaotic Vaccine Meetings, A Revamped Cancer Drug, Cuts in Maternal Health Funding

September 22, 2025
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New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: AI chatbots harm mental health, chaotic federal vaccine deliberations, Merck's repurposed cancer drug, and how USAID cuts harm maternal health in refugee camps.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Jennie Erin Smith’s “Valley of Forgetting”

News Team member Michelle Arauz recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Jennie Erin Smith and her new book "Valley of Forgetting."

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