Global Health

Bernadette Boden-Albala
Healthline, March 23, 2023

Aaron Sorkin Had Stroke at 61: What are the Symptoms and Risk Factors

"We don’t live our lives alone. We live our lives, with families in networks. And we’re totally inspired sometimes… So, if everybody’s a smoker in my household, and you tell me ‘Don’t smoke, because you’re at high risk for heart disease [and] stroke,’ but everybody else in my house smokes, how likely am I going to be to stop smoking?" (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
Oladele-Ogunseitan
Verywell Health, March 15, 2023

Can Probiotics Treat or Prevent Bacterial Infections?

"I expect that in the next few years, we will be seeing evidence-based probiotic interventions. I would hope that the FDA will regulate these, just as with any medication, because there is also potential for misuse and side effects." (Dele Ogunseitan)
Roxane Silver
LiveScience, March 15, 2023

COVID pandemic had ‘minimal’ effect on mental health, study says. Is that true?

"While the studies may have had the advantage of pre- and post-pandemic measurements, they had other limitations. Most didn't capture a representative sample of society, and many participants in these studies didn’t answer follow-up surveys over time. Those drawbacks should temper the conclusions of the meta-analysis." (Roxane Cohen Silver)
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Forbes, February 14, 2023

New Fire Features Add Romance, Comfort And Resale Value To Home Spaces

"The emission is diluted into open air and sitting within a sufficient space reduces the risk of inhaling toxic pollutants. Keeping two or three feet between most users and fire features is recommended for wood-burning fire features outside." (Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz)
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Eat This, Not That, December 14, 2022

Doctors Share What to Know About Flu Season and How to Stay Out of the ER

"Behaviors that can help mitigate exposure are to wash your hands often, avoid touching your face with unwashed hands, clean and disinfect surfaces, avoid close contact with sick people, cover your coughs and sneezes, and stay home when you're sick." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
Oladele-Ogunseitan
One Health Trust, December 13, 2022

Electronic Waste – One person’s trash is another person’s toxic pollution

"E-waste is a short way of referring to electronic waste. And you and I as well as everyone in your audience are responsible for generating e-waste because we all use mobile phones, laptop computers, iPads, earbuds, some home appliances, almost all of them now have electronic circuitry to make them function well." (Dele Ogunseitan)