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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rollins researchers are developed an AI model that could predict readmission following coronary bypass surgery. This AI model could support future clinical decision-making tools to help doctors identify individuals who’re at higher risk for readmission after surgery.
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Using AI to Predict Who Gets Readmitted After Heart Surgery
Researchers developed an AI model to help predict who returns to the hospital after a bypass, and why.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A new app from Rollins researchers uses AI to more accurately record and analyze your food and its nutritional value. The app is now available on iOS and Android.
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Emory Researchers Develop AI-Powered App That More Accurately Tracks What You Eat
Emory University researchers have developed a mobile app that uses AI to help users record and analyze what they eat through photos, text or voice.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In 2015, the Paris Agreement set a goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Despite the agreement, greenhouse gases continue to rise, and the planet has already warmed by over 1.4 degrees. Why is this such a big deal?
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We’re Going to Pass 1.5 Degrees of Warming. Now What?
Exploring the health impacts and next steps once the world surpasses 1.5 degrees of warming.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🎮 Did you know that playing Pokémon might actually help you learn about infectious disease? Lance Waller, PhD, professor of biostatistics at Rollins, is featured in a recent video by YouTuber adef talking about the disease dynamics of the fictional virus Pokérus.
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Investigating the Math Behind Pokérus
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Getting families involved in teen substance use prevention alters substance use norms in rural and Native American communities. Teens: 🌟 Felt more able to refuse drugs and alcohol. 🌟 Were more likely to disapprove of substance use. 🌟 Had more confidence in their future success and career goals.
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Mailed Family Kits Helped Rural and Native Teens Resist Drugs and Build Goals
A program that gets families involved in teen substance use prevention is successfully altering substance use norms in rural and Native American communities.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Anemia negatively impacts health and well-being around the world—especially for women and children. New research reveals that limiting household air pollution might be a solution.
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Anemia Is a Global Problem for Women and Girls. Cleaner Cooking Fuel May Be an Answer.
Anemia negatively impacts health around the world. Indoor air pollution may be an important but under-recognized contributor to the condition.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In case you missed it: Our very own Laurel Bristow (of Health Wanted) was featured on the most recent episode of That Can't Be True with Chelsea Clinton! They talked everything from New World screwworm to Ebola to ticks, and more. Thank you @clintonfoundation.bsky.social!
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Ticks, Ebola, and a Flesh-Eating Comeback with Laurel Bristow
Today we are covering a lot in the world of public health — from the Ebola outbreak, to a flesh-eating parasite making an unwelcome comeback in livestock, to ticks causing Alpha-Gal syndrome. Chelsea ...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Physical activity during adolescence protects against health issues later in life. A recent paper from Rollins investigated how much active, sedentary, and sleep time U.S. youth get. Most adolescents get the recommended amount of sleep and physical activity, but there are some racial disparities.
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Not Just Sports and Play: Adolescent Movement Throughout the Day - Solveig A. Cunningham, Hannah K. Behringer, 2026
Benefits of physical activity (PA) are well-documented, and sedentary behaviors (SB) are risk factors for disease independent of PA. Applying the concept of the...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Promising new research found signs that may help researchers better understand why some babies are born early. A Rollins team investigated molecular differences blood samples from pregnant women who delivered their babies early and those that reached full term.
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Researchers Uncover New Molecular Clues Linked to Preterm Birth
Promising new research found signs that may help researchers better understand why some babies are born early.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The next global pandemic could start with animals. From Ebola to hantavirus to Lyme disease, zoonotic diseases are becoming more common, and we need effective global monitoring systems to protect our health. "This is not a time to isolate when it comes to the science,” says Robert Breiman, MD.
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The Next Pandemic Could Start with Animals, and Global Disease Surveillance Is More Important than Ever
Devastating disease outbreaks have dominated headlines recently, and they all have something in common: They come from animals.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
💧If you live near a creek, have you ever wondered how clean the water is? Researcher Christine Moe and her neighbors did. Throughout 2025, Moe, her team, her neighbors, and South Fork Conservancy tested the water in Peavine creek, which flows near Emory. Turns out...it was worse than she thought.
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How Safe is the Water in the South Fork of Peachtree Creek?
How neighbors came together to uncover the contaminants in Emory’s local waterway.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Check out the new issue of Rollins magazine, featuring stories about the public health career market, water testing along Peachtree Creek, public health at work in our homes, and more. sph.emory.edu/magazine/202...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
For the second year in a row, Rollins ranks No. 2 in the nation among all accredited schools and programs of public health. Thank you to our community and all outstanding schools of public health doing vital work across the country to keep moving public health forward!
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
What does it cost us when childhood vaccinations are removed from the vaccine schedule? A new visualization tool out of Rollins seeks to show the economic—and human—impact we can expect if vaccination rates decline.
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Emory Launches Interactive Map Projecting Health, Economic Costs of Declining Vaccine Coverage
Researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health have launched a new interactive tool that projects the state-level disease and economic impacts created when vaccination coverage de...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
If you watched the Super Bowl on this year, you might have seen a commercial for Hims & Hers. You also may have heard that the makers of Wegovy are suing them over their compounded GLP-1 pill. But what are compounded drugs? And why should you care? Find out from Rollins experts.
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What's Going on with Compounding Pharmacies and GLP-1s?
We break down what it means to sell a compounded version of a drug, and what you should know about compounded GLP-1s.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“It will be essential for U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations, professional societies, academic institutions, and philanthropic foundations that operate independently of government to formally engage with, and contribute to, WHO processes as non-state actors,” says Ken Castro, MD.
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The U.S. Is Out of the WHO—But Global Health Isn’t Done with America
Can America still be healthy and safe from disease without participation in the World Health Organization? A Rollins researcher shares his thoughts.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Real-world evidence from EHRs, claims data, and other sources is requested for FDA regulatory decisions more often. Learn how the real-world evidence landscape is changing, and opportunities for the future, in new Rollins research.
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Premarket and postmarket real-world evidence studies supporting U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory decision-making, 2016–2024 - Louis Y Li, Reshma Ramachandran, Joseph S Ross, Joshua D Walla...
Background/Aims: There is growing interest in leveraging real-world data, such as electronic health records, administrative claims data, and patient registries,...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Many hospitals across the U.S. use ambient AI tools to listen to clinician-patient conversations and draft notes. This can help improve communication and reduce provider burnout. But these tools haven't been evenly adopted—they are more common larger, metropolitan hospitals, among other factors.
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New Study Finds Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Hospitals Using Epic Have Adopted Ambient AI—But Disparities Exist
Ambient artificial intelligence tools that capture clinician-patient conversations and generate draft clinical notes are now widely used in U.S. hospitals but unevenly adopted.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
"I’ve seen firsthand — and around the world — how the rotavirus vaccine has saved children." Ben Lopman, PhD, infectious disease epidemiologist, provides his insights and personal experience in STAT First Opinion.
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My son had rotavirus before he could get the vaccine. Ending universal rotavirus vaccination is a tragedy
A rotavirus expert’s baby caught the disease before vaccines were available. He’s seen firsthand why the vaccine, recently downgraded on the vaccination schedule, is so important.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Has this ever happened to you?🤔 You’re scrolling through your brain rot app of choice (no judgement, we all do it), when suddenly an incredibly jacked man is yelling at you about how much protein you need. You can now have the same experience when reading the new U.S. dietary guidelines! 🥩
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The Gym-Bro-Ification of Dietary Guidelines
By Shelby Crosier, MPH Has this ever happened to you? You’re scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, or wherever else you consume your daily dose of brain rot (no judgement, I do it too), when suddenly s...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Federal health officials made major changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. Some shots previously recommended for all are now only recommended for "high-risk" kids or through shared clinical decision making with providers. Affected shots include hep A and B, flu, rotavirus, and meningitis.
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Expert Opinion: What Changes to the Childhood Immunization Schedule Mean for Americans’ Health
What do changes to the childhood vaccine schedule mean for American kids and the greater public? Infectious disease epidemiologist, Ben Lopman, shares his insights.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
New research from Rollins identified the ages when people are more prone to develop obesity—meaning providers now have insight into critical windows for prevention. Researchers identified ages 8, 26, and 38 as important windows for obesity prevention.
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Research Finds New Cases of Obesity Peak at Ages 8, 26, and 38
Ages 8, 26, and 38 are when new incidences of obesity peak, according to new research.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Worsening memory, concentration, and other cognitive abilities are often an early warning sign of Alzheimer's disease. This group of symptoms is known as subjective cognitive decline, and 5.4% of U.S. military veterans experience it--a higher proportion than in non-veterans.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Heat exposure during pregnancy may impact birth outcomes, including preterm birth, according to a Rollins study.
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Study Identifies Molecular Changes Associated with Hotter Weather and Preterm Birth
A new Emory University study provides the first evidence that exposure to higher temperatures during pregnancy is linked to specific biological changes in mothers that are also associated with preterm...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Over 80% of states use opioid monitoring policies to combat opioid overprescribing and keep patients safe. But a new study found these programs are associated with more pain in older adults.
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Opioid Monitoring Programs Linked to Increased Pain Reports in Older Adults, Study Finds
A new study shows that state policies requiring clinicians to check prescription drug monitoring databases before prescribing opioid pain relievers may be associated with increased pain among older ad...
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Yale CRRIT @yalecrrit.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Now out in @nejm.org is a new Perspective piece from the CRRIT team on the potential consequences of @fda.gov's recent announcement to release daily drug adverse event reports from FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... (1/11)
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Enhancing FDA Drug-Safety Surveillance — Beyond Releasing Daily Adverse-Event Data | NEJM
The FDA recently announced that it will be releasing daily drug adverse-event data. But questions remain about how it will manage frequent releases and how the public may interpret released informa...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Almost every U.S. state has a policy to support infants exposed to substances before their birth, but many are unclear, hard to access, or lack clear standards. The result? Challenges for families affected by prenatal substance exposure.
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New Study Finds Implementation Barriers to States’ Plans of Safe Care for Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure
A recent study from researchers at Rollins shows that policies designed to support infants exposed to substances before birth remain difficult to access and implement.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
ACIP voted today to not universally recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Parents can still choose to give the birth dose after consulting their doctor, but this is a major departure from our previous guidance with big potential health consequences.
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ACIP Changed Hepatitis B Birth Dose Recommendations. Now What?
The ACIP voted today not to universally recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth for babies born to mothers who tested negative for hepatitis B. This is a major change to U.S. vaccine recommendation...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Childhood cancer diagnoses take a physical, mental, and financial toll on patients and their families. A study from researchers in our Department of Health Policy and Management looked at how often childhood cancer survivors get the mental health care they need. The answer? Not nearly often enough.
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New Study Finds Significant Mental Health Care Gaps for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors are not receiving the mental health care they need, according to a new study.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A Rollins researcher and colleagues developed a model looking at the health and economic impacts of delaying the hepatitis B birth dose. Their findings? Delaying hepatitis B vaccination a newborn's first day to later in life won't just hurt American health—it will also hurt our wallets.
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Economic evaluation of delaying the infant hepatitis B vaccination schedule
Introduction Children who acquire hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in early childhood through perinatal, household or community exposures are at highest risk of all age groups for experiencing chroni...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Telehealth is an important frontier for expanding access to HIV prevention—just ask the 20% of U.S. PrEP users who access their medication using telemedicine.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Rollins researchers have brought us one step closer to unlocking the complexities of Alzheimer’s disease in a new study. sph.emory.edu/news/brain-s...
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Brain Study Unlocks Roadmap to Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
Research findings provide a biological roadmap of what's really happening in the brain, which could help solve the puzzle of Alzheimer's disease
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Three Rollins faculty members collectively contributed five systematic reviews and a commentary to this BMJ Global Health supplement on hand hygiene in community settings. ‼️ Join the launch event this Thursday, September 18, at 11:00 a.m. EST to hear more about their work and its impact!
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow dives into the controversial rise of kratom, the compound that’s being dubbed the “next opioid crisis.” Then, she is joined by guest Oliver Grundmann, PhD, to explore whether these products are a harm-reduction tool or a danger to public health.
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Health Wanted
Health Wanted brings you each week’s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Hosted by social media science influencer Laurel Bristow.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This week on Health Wanted, Laurel Bristow and Dayna Johnson talk about why we sleep, the importance of sleep quality, and how to get the most out of your body’s time at rest. WABE: www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Rollins researchers partnered with Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health to create and apply two new evidence-based interventions aimed at preventing youth substance use. After program implementation in high schools, the results showed reductions in alcohol, cannabis, and prescription opioid misuse.
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Affordable Programs Prevent Youth Substance Misuse
Researchers at Rollins School of Public Health partnered with Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health to design and implement programs to help prevent youth substance use in their community.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Did you know we have a weekly newsletter? Rollins Public Health News brings insights about the week's top public health headlines to your inbox every Wednesday. Read the latest (presidential fitness testing, child policy polling, and more) here: emory-university.read.axioshq.com/p/rollins-pu...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Patrick Sullivan, PhD, recently published an editorial piece in the Annals of Epidemiology that outlines the consequences of halting public health research projects. The countless projects that have been put on hold in 2025 have resulted in ethical violations, data loss, and weakened public trust.
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Editorial: Science, interrupted
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The new Emory-Rollins National Child Policy Poll reveals how U.S. adults view recent federal actions and proposals that affect children's health. "Cuts to critical public health programs that serve the nation’s children are unpopular across the political spectrum.” - @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social
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Poll: Americans Largely Don't Support Federal Changes to Child Health Programs
A new national survey from Rollins School of Public Health revealed how American adults view recent federal actions and proposals that affect children's health and nutrition.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
This week on Health Wanted, Laurel Bristow and Megan Greenwell explain how private equity can lead to lower-quality care for patients and financial instability for hospitals. WABE: www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Recent federal actions threaten to cut Medicaid funding to reproductive health providers. Rollins researchers share how these changes could lead to worsening health disparities through clinic closures, reduced access to sexually transmitted infection testing, cancer screenings, and contraceptives.
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Medina Court Case and Spending Bill Carry Consequences for Reproductive Health Care
Recent federal decisions could have significant implications for people’s access to reproductive health care in the United States—especially people in the lowest income brackets.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This week on Health Wanted, Laurel Bristow and guest James LeBrecht review the history of the disability rights movement and the importance of continuing to advocate for equality. WABE: www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
After they found high levels of toxic chemicals in the blood of Glynn County residents, Rollins researchers proposed a Superfund Research Center to study health impacts and limit exposure. The project’s future is uncertain, as funding availability from the National Institutes of Health is unknown.
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Community fighting for funding for Superfund Research Center to expand toxic blood study
A study that showed high levels of polluting chemicals in the blood of local folks spawned an idea to open a Superfund Research Center in Glynn County to look deeper
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A new study led by Lavanya Vasudevan, PhD, found that almost half of first-time pregnant people are unsure about vaccinating their child. This research shows that the pregnancy period could be a key time for health care providers to offer education around childhood vaccines to expecting parents.
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Study: Pregnancy Offers Critical Opportunity to Address Vaccine Uncertainty
A new study led by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health found that nearly of half of first-time expectant mothers in the U.S. were unsure if they would fully vaccinate the...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Beginning in fall 2026, Rollins will launch a two-year, part-time Master of Health Administration degree program. The program is hybrid and designed for mid-career professionals to expand their expertise in health care management. How to apply: sph.emory.edu/admissions/h...
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Rollins Launches Master of Health Administration Program
Students can apply for the Master of Health Administration program at Rollins starting in August 2025.
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Rachel Volberg, PhD, discuss the rise in problem gambling and why it is a public health issue. Listen to the episode now! WABE: www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
This week on Health Wanted, Laurel Bristow and Steve Mackessy, PhD, dig into the history of snakes in health care and recent breakthroughs in venom research. Listen in now! WABE: www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 07/07/2025
The introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors was associated with improved survival for advanced-stage melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and renal cell carcinoma across all insurance types. ja.ma/404o3Tn
Figure.  Kaplan-Meier Survival Curves Before and After US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) and Health Insurance Coverage Type
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
❓How will the passage of Trump’s mega bill will impact SNAP and child hunger? 👉"The bill cut the SNAP program down dramatically...They’ve also changed the work requirements for SNAP. So now it will likely be harder for families with school-aged children to access benefits."
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Rollins School of Public Health @emoryrollins.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This week on Health Wanted, Laurel Bristow and George McKeehan go over safety tips for Fourth of July activities like swimming, spending time outside, and enjoying firework shows. WABE: www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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