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Shakila Ali Wins the 2025-2026 Matthew Lee Girvin Award
Shakila Ali, founder of Doste Afghan Foundation, is an alum of the Hubert Department of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health.
What We Know About Plague, Death of Russian Lab Worker
Is the rumored plague case in Russia something to worry about? Emory experts say it has not been confirmed as plague. Even if it is, there is no reason to panic.
Jim Dunn, PhD, Wins the 2025-2026 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
Jim Dunn, PhD, health care HR leader, is an alum of the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at Rollins School of Public Health.
New Study Finds Medicare Expansion Brings More Therapists to Older Adults, but Access Gaps Remain
Counselors and family therapists made up a quarter of Medicare's non-prescribing mental health clinicians within a year of becoming eligible, but growth lagged in areas that already had the least care.
Health Wanted: Sea Ailments
This week on Health Wanted, we’re setting sail on a course to educate you about the unbreakable bond between public health and those who commit their lives to the high seas.
Emory Clinical Trial to Test Potential Ways to Remove PFAS from Humans’ Bodies
Researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health announced a new clinical trial Tuesday that will be one of the first large-scale trials to test a way to medically remove the dangerous PFAS chemicals from a person's body,
Rollins Researcher Named President-Elect of American Psychological Association
Candice Hargons named president-elect of APA.
Health Wanted: "Gas Station Drugs" One Year Later
This week on Health Wanted, we’re doing a one-year check in on the status of 7-hydroxymitragynine, which some claimed could be the next opioid epidemic.
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A Common Medication May Help Against PFAS Exposure. Emory Scientists Intend to Test It
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