Health
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Zika on the Rise while Congress Argues
https://youtu.be/GIm9F7wUNiM In the Athens, Georgia District there are six confirmed cases of Zika. The cases are traveled related and not locally contracted. However last night an opportunity to fund the fight against Zika was on the table in Congress. The vote on the 1.1 billion dollar funding bill failed 52…
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Innovation in Health Education: Designing Medical School of Tomorrow
How can today’s medical schools truly prepare students to care for patients tomorrow? That’s the question Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld said curriculum designers at America’s medical schools need to ask more often. The structure of medical education has changed little over the last hundred years, said Ehrenfeld, a physician and professor…
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Strong4Life Helps Kids Love Being Healthy
Almost anyone who has visited a doctor’s office has heard the phrase “come see me in six months.” But for people seeking help with obesity, this doctor’s office classic offers shockingly little in the way of guidance. As recent headlines about weight gain among TV’s “The Biggest Losers” make clear,…
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Doctors, Researchers Address Obesity, Body Image Differently
Few medical conditions are so frequently “diagnosed” by lay people as obesity. Because obesity is associated primarily with a visual manifestation of body weight, even those who are not medical professionals feel that it is easy to recognize an obese person who needs help. “I’ve had significant others tell me…
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UGA Professor Agrees Zika Can Be Acquired Locally
Athens GA- [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pW3kNehEog&w=560&h=315] Glen Nowak says that he believes that the Zika virus is capable of becoming locally-acquired. According to Nowak, Zika is locally-acquired whenever an infected person travels to a location where the disease is not found. A mosquito can bite this person and in return bite someone…
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Food Deserts Prevalent in Athens Area
Food deserts have been a part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to overcoming childhood obesity. The Athens area suffers from this. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food deserts as “Low access to a healthy food retail outlet [more] than 1 mile from a supermarket or large…
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UNO “Will Not Meet Goal” for Parkinson’s Research
The UGA Undergraduate Neuroscience Organization (UNO) raised over a thousand dollars this weekend in their annual Party for Parkinson’s event, but the president of UNO is not too happy with the outcome. Their goal this year is $3,500, but on Saturday, during the Party for Parkinson’s event, they only raised $1118. There had been…
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St. Mary’s, Athens Regional Medical Center Collaborate On Efforts With New Surgical Robot
Athens, GA- The latest and greatest in surgical technology will not only improve the surgery experience for the patient and surgeon, but it will also improve the relationship between two local hospitals working together. St Mary’s ORN Circulator David Bethell Lavimer said that Athens Regional Medical Center newly acquired surgical technology…