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The Potential and Pitfalls of AI and Cancer Information

Fellow Heather Sherr

Hospital Rooms to Hotel Rooms: NYC’s COVID-19 Response

Fellow Lia Musumeci

Rising Temperatures Increase Dengue Risk in the U.S.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

Socioeconomic Disparities and Antimicrobial Resistance

Guest Author Lauren Cooper

To Close or Not to Close

Fellow Heather Sherr

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01.21.2021 a statue of liberty wearing a face mask

Introduction

In The Turning Point’s weekly essays, we will look backward and forward. What lessons have we absorbed during 2020, and will we learn as 2021 unfolds, that can guide us to the creation of a better, healthier world?

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

01.19.2021 a screenshot of a website

Pinning Misinformation

For the over 322 million daily users on Pinterest, deciphering the accuracy of health advice can range from challenging to nearly impossible.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

01.18.2021 a green bar graph with numbers and text

Ensuring Insurance Profits

Right now, insurance companies can speed up rebates or help invest in local public health initiatives to address Covid-19.

Fellow Edward Alexander

01.05.2021 a graph of the covid-19 virus

Social Distancing for All of Society

States must implement policies that enable lower-income residents to protect their communities from Covid-19.

Fellow Gray Babbs

12.08.2020 a doctor giving a patient a nasal spray

Disparities Made Invisible: Covid-19 Lessons from the Navajo and Lummi Nations

Although Covid-19 rates are again rising across the country, we can learn from the Navajo and Lummi People.

Guest Authors Elizabeth Ferrara, Alexandra Skinner, Julia Raifman, Talia Quandelacy

11.26.2020 a graph of a number of people with a number of marks

Covid-19 Vaccination Line-up

Public support for ranked vaccine allocation will help ensure that funds and distribution efforts target high-risk groups.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

11.17.2020 a group of people wearing face masks

Using Covid-19 to End HIV

The public health response to Covid-19 provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to end the HIV epidemic in America.

Guest Authors Bohdan Nosyk, Wendy S. Armstrong, Carlos del Rio

11.13.2020 a face mask on top of money

Becoming Homebound

While the pandemic has led to massive strides in remote-care delivery, we must ensure that the concerns of homebound patients are addressed.

Guest Authors Katherine Ornstein, Melissa Garrido, Katelyn Ferreira

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