Roni Robbins
Award-winning author Hands of Gold, Amsterdam Publishers, 2023 Int'l Book Award, Global Book Award, Freelance writer AJC, Medscape/WebMD, former editor Medscape
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2 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but our voice — how and what we say — also offers a powerful clue to our mental state and sense of well-being. A new smartphone app developed at Emory University, Fabla, allows researchers to analyze patients’ audio diaries to determine ways to improve various health care treatments. The first clinical trial using the new app aims to discover how the effectiveness of psilocybin for treating depression can be enhanced.
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3 weeks ago |
medscape.com | Roni Robbins
You want your patients to eat healthier. But American food labels don’t make that easy. A few diet and nutrition specialists offer tips for teaching your patients about food labels — including updated federal “healthy” guidelines — so they can make better dietary choices. Mary Zupke, RDN, LDN, a dietitian at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said she keeps a bag of food labels in her office so she can review them with patients to help them improve their health.
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
Georgia’s ranking among the top five states for cesarean sections rates may only play a small role in the state’s high maternal and infant death pattern. But some Atlanta OB-GYNs remain concerned — and at least two area health systems are trying to reverse the trend.
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
The majority of allergy sufferers in Georgia will have to endure at least another month of scratchy eyes, noses and throats following record-high tree pollen counts over the weekend. “A lot of April we expect to see high pollen counts,” said Meera Patrawala, an allergist with Atlanta Allergy & Asthma. The practice had a busier patient load Monday after recording the city’s highest pollen counts in 35 years this weekend, Patrawala said between patients at the Alpharetta office.
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
Destiny Strong remembers being alone and pregnant about 30 minutes from the closest hospital with maternal care. With several young children and a boyfriend in and out of jail, the Manchester mother often felt depressed and even suicidal with pregnancy-related issues such as high blood pressure and low iron, which led to poor diet and further health complications.
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Front page of today's @ajc Living section: my story on how a new @EmoryUniversity app analyzing patients' voice may help improve healthcare treatments such as psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, for depression. @US_FDA @CDCgov @USC #Health @AppStore #Medical https://t.co/GUv6VWMJYQ
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New app analyzing patients' audio diaries used in study of psilocybin, a chemical in magic mushrooms still illegal in most states. My latest @ajc story: What your voice reveals about your health https://t.co/WK0MJi7JEa @EmoryUniversity @US_FDA @CDCgov @USC @AppStore #health #app