Health Equity

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Good Men Project, July 1, 2024

Heat Stress Has Damaging Impact on Older Adults’ Vital Organs

"Inflammation in the brain and spine contributes to cognitive decline, compromises the ability to form new neurons, and exacerbates age-related diseases. By investigating the effects of heat stress on the gut-liver-brain crosstalk, we can better protect our increasingly vulnerable aging population." ( Saurabh Chatterjee)
Leigh Turner
ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS), June 28, 2024

Lung Institute in Tampa guilty of selling patients “valueless” treatments for incurable lung disease

"There's enough evidence to do them in clinical studies, but we shouldn't think of these as treatments to be sold in the marketplace just yet. We'll see whether this has an impact. One thing I can say is that I'm hopeful that this is an outcome, not just for the individuals who are part of the class action, but that it does play this kind of a broader role in terms of letting people know how they can be taken advantage of and helping people make more informed decisions and getting some of the bad operators out of the marketplace." (Leigh Turner)
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Forbes, June 27, 2024

I’m Cautiously Optimistic About The New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments

"As a social epidemiologist with decades of research defining and intervening on social determinants of disease, I believe the approval of Leqembi and Donanemab raise important ethical, safety, and economic concerns that cannot be ignored by academia, healthcare, and pharmaceutical stakeholders." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
Jun Wu
TIME, June 27, 2024

The Health Risks of Fireworks

"What level of exposure you get depends on your activity levels—for instance, whether you’re outdoors—and, if you’re indoors, how leaky your house is. If you have to go outside, wearing a [N95] mask would be good." (Jun Wu)
Michael Hoyt
Psychology Today, June 25, 2024

Sometimes It’s OK to Be Emotional

"Research on the relationship between emotional approach coping (EAC) and health provides mixed results. EAC could exert a salutary impact on physical and psychological health, but so far research fails to show specific outcomes across health domains." (Michael Hoyt)
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Patient, June 24, 2024

What is your gut microbiome?

"Trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi live inside your gut, colonizing different areas. They each have assigned behaviors and functions that help keep the body healthy." (Saurabh Chatterjee)
Leigh Turner
AP News, June 15, 2024

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can’t

"Leigh Turner, a bioethicist at the University of California, Irvine, are among those who have raised alarm that such federal action is too little to regulate a U.S. industry which Turner estimated in 2021 topped 2,700 clinics. Because states can seek substantial fines against wayward operators, Turner said their legal actions offer promise." (Leigh Turner)
Scott Bartell
Verywell Health, June 12, 2024

Is It Safe to Drink Tap Water in a Hotel?

"Hotel water is often as safe as the public water supply where the hotel is located, but some remote hotels have their own private water supplies, which are less regulated. In some older hotels, tap water might be contaminated by lead pipes. " (Scott Bartell)