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Weekly Health Digest: Microplastics and Bones, NIH Firings, Female Longevity, New Huntington’s Treatment

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 14h

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Microplastics make bones brittle, NIH firings, why women outlive men, and a new treatment to slow a rare genetic disorder.

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Microplastics make bones brittle, NIH firings, why women outlive men, and a new treatment to slow a rare genetic disorder.

Health Beyond the Blog: Out On Film and “Four Mothers”

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 1d

News Team member Ananya Dash recommends "Four Mothers" for its heartwarming storytelling of negotiating caregiving between a mother and son.

News Team member Ananya Dash recommends "Four Mothers" for its heartwarming storytelling of negotiating caregiving between a mother and son.

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 2d

@marynmck.bsky.social fascinating discussion with science writer @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social about her new book, Valley of Forgetting, Alzheimer's Families and the Search for a Cure? The Full Interview right here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Rd...

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.

Health Beyond the Blog: “What’s Up, Doc?” on The Moth

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 2d

"What does a clinical trial, especially a very long-lasting one, in this case, literally for generations...what does it owe to its participants?" The question runs through the heart of @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social's book, Valley of Forgetting. Health Storytelling Q&A w/ @marynmck.bsky.social

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 3d

Lab dinner! It's a rough time to be fighting for global health equity, but I'm lucky to be doing it with this crew in the Emory Co-Design Lab for Health Equity @emorycshh.bsky.social @emoryrollins.bsky.social

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 9d

News Team member Talia Gordon Wexler recommends "What's Up, Doc?" on "The Moth Podcast" for stories at the intersection of healthcare systems, grief, and acceptance of death.

News Team member Talia Gordon Wexler recommends "What's Up, Doc?" on "The Moth Podcast" for stories at the intersection of healthcare systems, grief, and acceptance of death.

Weekly Health Digest: Deaths from Falls, Vision-Improving Eye Drops, RSV Vaccine Expansion, False Tylenol-Autism Links

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 12d

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Why older people are fall-prone, eye drops for vision problems, a new RSV vaccine, and the harms of the new Tylenol directive.

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Why older people are fall-prone, eye drops for vision problems, a new RSV vaccine, and the harms of the new Tylenol directive.

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 13d

The full episode of Maryn McKenna's @marynmck.bsky.social discussion with @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social on the first Health Storytelling Q&A of Fall 2025 is right here:

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.

Health Beyond the Blog: Amazon Prime’s Beautiful Boy

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 13d

Author @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social discusses what separates her book, Valley of Forgetting, Alzheimer's Families and the Search for a Cure, from any other reporting that's been done on those afflicted in Medellin, Colombia, with Health Storytelling Q&A host @marynmck.bsky.social

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 15d

News Team member Yasemin Isbilir recommends Amazon Prime's "Beautiful Boy" for its authentic potrayal of addiction as a health issue, not a moral failure.

News Team member Yasemin Isbilir recommends Amazon Prime's "Beautiful Boy" for its authentic potrayal of addiction as a health issue, not a moral failure.

Weekly Health Digest: AI Chatbots, Chaotic Vaccine Meetings, A Revamped Cancer Drug, Cuts in Maternal Health Funding

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 19d

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: AI chatbots harm mental health, chaotic federal vaccine deliberations, Merck's repurposed cancer drug, and how USAID cuts harm maternal health in refugee camps.

New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: AI chatbots harm mental health, chaotic federal vaccine deliberations, Merck's repurposed cancer drug, and how USAID cuts harm maternal health in refugee camps.

Health Beyond the Blog: Jennie Erin Smith’s “Valley of Forgetting”

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 22d

News Team member Michelle Arauz recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Jeannie Erin Smith and her new book "The Valley of Forgetting".

News Team member Michelle Arauz recommends the latest episode of Health Storytelling, featuring Jeannie Erin Smith and her new book "The Valley of Forgetting".

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 23d

✍️ @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social discussing her new book, Valley of Forgetting, Alzheimer's Families and the Search for a Cure, on the first Fall 2025 Health Storytelling LIVE Author Q&A with @marynmck.bsky.social
Full episode on YT at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Rda7NexF4

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 23d

✍️ @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social discussing her new book, Valley of Forgetting, Alzheimer's Families and the Search for a Cure, on the first Fall 2025 Health Storytelling LIVE Author Q&A with @marynmck.bsky.social
Full episode on YT at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Rda7NexF4

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 24d

Did you miss the chance to sign up in advance for Nerd Book Club, my chat at 6pm US ET tonight with @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social about her book VALLEY OF FORGETTING? (Sponsored by @emorycshh.bsky.social )

We gotchu: Join us at that time at this YouTube link! www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Rd...

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 24d

TONIGHT 6PM ET
Please Join Us for a
@marynmck.bsky.social Health Storytelling Author Q&A with @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social discussing her new book, Valley Of Forgetting -- #Streaming on multiple platforms including YouTube at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Rd...

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.

Health Storytelling with Jaap de Roode

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 24d

TONIGHT, 6pm ET @marynmck.bsky.social LIVE Author Q&A with @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social discussing her book VALLEY OF FORGETTING

Alzheimer's Families and THE SEARCH FOR A CURE.

Streaming LIVE ON LinkedIn ✍️ Join us and ask Questions in Real-Time.
www.linkedin.com/events/healt...

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 26d

In 2 days: Nerd Book Club! Join me and @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social Weds 17 Sept at 6pm US ET as we talk about her fantastic book VALLEY OF FORGETTING: ALZHEIMER'S FAMILIES AND THE SEARCH FOR A CURE. From @emorycshh.bsky.social.
RSVP to get livestream links: humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · 26d

This Wednesday, 6pm ET @marynmck.bsky.social LIVE Author Q&A Fall 2025 Series begins. Maryn's first guest is @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social discussing her book VALLEY OF FORGETTING. Streaming to numerous platforms incl. LinkedIn at EmoryCSHH.

WATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE ✍️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Rd...

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Jennie Erin Smith @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social · Sep 10

I am excited for this talk next week with @marynmck.bsky.social at @emorycshh.bsky.social !!! Please join us!!!

Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · Sep 10

In one week! Nerd Book Club returns on Weds 17 Sept at 6pm ET with @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social talking to me about her book VALLEY OF FORGETTING, on families with a dire mutation participating in Alzheimer's genetics research. RSVP for livestream links! humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's time again! Nerd Book Club returns! On 17 Sept, 22 Oct and 19 Nov, 6pm ET, with amazing authors @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social, @starrevartan.bsky.social and @eramalam.bsky.social . Sponsored by @emorycshh.bsky.social. RSVP for livestream links: humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...

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Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · Apr 17

"Nature is so full of beautiful things, not just medicines, but also animals that use those medicines and can teach us a lot. So it's kind of also a call to say, well, let's look at animals and actually benefit from them."

#HealthStorytelling with @marynmck.bsky.social & @jaapderoode.bsky.social

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.

Health Storytelling with Jaap de Roode

Emory Human Health @emorycshh.bsky.social · Apr 16

Great News! Prof. @jaapderoode.bsky.social de Roode's pups will be joining TONIGHT'S LIVE Q&A with @marynmck.bsky.social as he discusses his new book...Doctors By Nature, How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves.

Join us 7pm ET for more #HealthStorytelling.
@princetonupress.bsky.social

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.

Health Storytelling with Jaap de Roode

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Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social · Apr 16

Tonight, I will be talking with @marynmck.bsky.social about my @princetonupress.bsky.social book on the use of medicine by animals, with @emorycshh.bsky.social. My puppies will join me to tell you how they eat grass to heal themselves! You can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmeq... 🧪

YouTube video by Center for the Study of Human Health | Emory Univ.