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Overturning the Affordable Care Act during a Pandemic
By: Gordon Chan The case to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), now called Texas v. California, is scheduled to be considered by the Supreme Court on November 10, just 7 days following the presidential election. The ongoing litigation challenges…
Health Beyond the Blog: Author Debora MacKenzie
Debora MacKenzie is an accomplished science journalist investigating emerging infectious diseases for over 35 years. Along with writing for outlets such as New Scientist, she recently published her own book titled COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and…
Personal Health Stories of Emory Students Living and Learning through the COVID-19 Pandemic, Part 3
Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash (rights-free) Editor’s Note: Over the past month, Destination HealthEU has featured student pieces from the 4th level track of Emory’s Health 1, 2, 3 Program within the Center for the Study of Human Health.…
From Leprosy to COVID-19: The Evolution of Quarantines (Part 3)
By: Deanna Altomara Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here and the second part here. Quarantine has a long and complicated history, but that history has been instrumental in teaching modern-day public…
From Leprosy to COVID-19: The Evolution of Quarantines (Part 1)
By: Deanna Altomara The current quarantines and travel restrictions taking place across the world represent the largest quarantine in human history. People have dealt with pandemics–the global spread of a specific disease–for centuries. Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms that…