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It's Time to Update Our Approach to Cancer Prevention

Guest Author Mary C. White

Becoming a Dad Too Soon May Be Bad for the Heart

Fellow Jude Sleiman

Politicized Vaccines, Avoidable Deaths

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Health Care Bias: The Case of Sickle Cell Disease

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Work Out Harder (Not Longer)

Fellow Farah Nimeri

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10.05.2026 Woman with cancer sitting in a natural space

It's Time to Update Our Approach to Cancer Prevention

Cancer is a disease that affects communities, not just individuals, so efforts toward prevention should be community-based.

Guest Author Mary C. White

09.21.2026 young father holding child

Becoming a Dad Too Soon May Be Bad for the Heart

Younger fathers may face unique challenges and stressors that contribute to poorer long-term heart health. (From 2024)

Fellow Jude Sleiman

09.14.2026 Young child with band-aid on upper arm, signifying recent vaccine inoculation

Politicized Vaccines, Avoidable Deaths

More children with Democratic parents received their first MMR dose on track with vaccine schedules than children with Republican parents.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

08.28.2026 Young Black female sickle cell disease patient talks to White doctor

Health Care Bias: The Case of Sickle Cell Disease

Black sickle cell patients with concurrent opioid use and chronic pain had negative descriptors in 20% of medical notes versus 3% for other patients.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

08.19.2026 Breathing, fitness and black man by blue sky for running, workout or training for marathon with break. Fatigue, lens flare and African mature athlete with rest for outdoor cardio exercise from below.

Breathing, fitness and black man by blue sky for running, workout or training for marathon with break. Fatigue, lens flare and African mature athlete with rest for outdoor cardio exercise from below.

Work Out Harder (Not Longer)

Incorporating even small amounts of vigorous activity into your exercise routine can lower the risk of chronic disease and early death.

Fellow Farah Nimeri

06.16.2026 A concept that expresses the hyper-connected society of modern society by connecting people icons with lines. Health communication and misinformation spread concept

A concept that expresses the hyper-connected society of modern society by connecting people icons with lines. Health communication and misinformation spread concept

What Hantavirus Is Telling Us About the Future of Health Communication

If public health institutions want to regain public trust, they must entirely rethink how they communicate about public health.

Guest Author Beverley Waithaka

05.22.2026 close-up image of a diabetic patient testing their blood sugar

Churning Out of Diabetes Management

Insurance churn leaves diabetic patients uninsured and unmedicated, leading to worse health outcomes and disease management.

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

04.08.2026 Headshot for Kira Bona, physician, associate professor, and Director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Health Outcomes Research Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Closing the Gap in Childhood Cancer Care

Kira Bona, director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Health Outcomes Research Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, studies what happens when childhood cancer care meets the pressures of poverty.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

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