Staying Mobile While Aging
News Team member Sammy Ramacher examines a review of research that concludes the attention coaches give to the diets and workouts of young athletes should be practiced by aging persons.
Trust Your Gut: The Low FODMAP Diet
Gabriella Salazar reports that "highly fermentable short-chain carbs" could be the key to controlling IBS
The FDA Made a Mistake Approving This ALS Medication
New in the Opinion vertical: Andrew Feld delves into the FDA's controversial 2022 approval of the ALS drug Relyvrio.
The JScreen Study: Delivering Genetic Knowledge via Telehealth
Madison Woods examines the success of Emory's JScreen program, which combines genetic screening of high-risk populations with home-based testing and telehealth counseling
The Promise of Multi-Cancer Screening
Emily Kim reports on provocative multi-country research into the Holy Grail of cancer screening: a single test that can perform early detection of many types of cancer.
RED-S: The Little-Known Condition Harming Athletes
In a new longform story, student and athlete Annika Urban explores how pressure to be lean and to achieve peak performance creates the little-known condition RED-S and undermines athletes' health.
Go Ahead and Eat the Carbs
New in Exploring Health's Opinion vertical: Gabriella Salazar critically analyses the low-carb keto diet.
Not All Sports are Created Equal
Andrew Feld discusses the research challenges of determining how different types of sports impact youth mental health, and how to help parents understand the findings.
MAKING SPACE FOR ART IN SCIENCE
Inaugurating a longform vertical at Exploring Health: CSHH senior and dancer Gabrielle Stearns reflects on how science and the arts can enrich each other.
Health Beyond the Blog: Rachel E. Gross and “Vagina Obscura”
New on Health Beyond the Blog: Vagina Obscura. Prof. Maryn Mckenna interviews Rachel Gross about her book, Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage, which details how anatomists mapped female reproductive organs and how a new generation is wresting them back.