Too Young for Skincare?
News Team member Ananya Dash delves into the rising popularity of skincare among today's teens and tweens due to social media, the risks it poses, and expert guidance for this group going forward.
Weekly Health Digest: Maternal Mortality, Microplastic Accumulation, Pollen Allergies, Reversing Extinction
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Maternal mortality rates after delivery, microplastic accumulation in human brains, increases in pollen with increased climate change, biotech company brings dire wolves back from extinction.
The Problem with Supplements
News Team Member Ananya Dash discusses supplement quality, benefit, and oversight for daily and prenatal use, and the failure of federal regulation to ensure quality and protect consumers.
Weekly Health Digest: 23andMe Bankruptcy, NIH Cuts, Pregnancy Physiology, Fluoridation Ban
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Fear of privacy violations in wake of 23andMe bankruptcy and sale, another round of NIH lay-offs with more coming, how the body experiences pregnancy and recovery from childbirth, and Utah's water fluoridation ban.
Health Beyond the Blog: Carl Zimmer and “Air-Borne”
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Ananya Dash recommends Carl Zimmer's new book, "Air-borne: the Hidden History of the Life We Breathe" for its insight on aerobiology and airborne disease in the post-COVID era.
Weekly Health Digest: Wegovy Discounts, Science Protests, Mystery Disease
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Novo Nordisk reduces monthly cost of Wegovy for uninsured patients, Stand Up for Science Rallies across the world to protest funding cuts, mystery disease in Africa appears after dissolution of USAID
Transplanting Ovarian Tissue
News Team member Ananya Dash discusses how ovarian tissue transplants, commonly used in cancer patients, could be adapted for healthy women to ward off the negative effects of menopause.
Weekly Health Digest: NIH Funding, Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine, Semaglutide Shortage, Foodborne Outbreaks
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Federal judge temporarily blocks NIH funding cuts, mRNA vaccines under testing for pancreatic cancer patients, semaglutide shortage ending and what it means for compounded drugs, understanding the spike in severe foodborne illness cases.
Weekly Health Digest: Vaccine Debates, Pig Kidneys, Dangerous Commercial, Measles Outbreak
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
COVID shot ban in Idaho community due to vaccine disinformation, pig kidneys to alleviate organ shortages, Super Bowl ad misrepresenting drugs, and a Texas measles outbreak due to low vaccine uptake.
Health Beyond the Blog: Alzheimer’s and “Still Alice”
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Ananya Dash recommends "Still Alice" for its authentic depiction of the challenges faced by dementia patients and the families that care for them.