Alexa Morales – Exploring Health

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Weekly Health Digest: NIH’s Future, Winter Viruses, Nursing Home Deficits, Rural Maternity Care

December 10, 2024
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New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: NIH threatened by new administration, respiratory illnesses expected to spike this winter, COVID vaccination among nursing home residents, rural access to labor and delivery care

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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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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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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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Weekly Health Digest: Schizophrenia Treatment, RSV Vaccines, Bird Flu Vaccines, HIV Prevention, Breast Cancer

New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: New option for schizophrenia patients, investigating RSV vaccine uptake among minorities, doubling available bird flu vaccines, improving access to HIV prevention in low-income countries, rising breast cancer rates among younger women.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Rachel Hall-Clifford and “Underbelly”

News Team member Alexa Morales recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD and her new book "Underbelly"

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