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The Pivot with Shawna Howard

UNC Epidemiology Blog

Shawna (at far left) stands with other Gilings School students who planned Black Maternal Health Week, plus an event panelist. Shawna Howard wants to bridge gaps using digital health tools. What’s your role in public health? My focus area within maternal health, specifically, is Black maternal health.

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Weekly Health Digest: Food Recalls, Semaglutide, Gender Health Gap, Eye Implants, Stroke Guidelines, Abortion Access

Exploring Health

Second, public health authorities are better able to identify, track, and recall products before they are released in the market. by Diyya Ganju How to Close the Gender Health Gap By Anna Byrne, WIRED Medical systems around the world have failed women. Women are likely to live longer in ill health as compared to men.