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The Heart’s Changing Beat

Fellow Aidan Stotz

When Lies Go Viral, So Does Disease

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Missed Opportunities: Gaps in Cancer Screening Among Men Living with HIV

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

Beyond the Hollywood Heart Attack

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

The Community-Level Impact of Poverty on Late-Stage Breast Cancer

Guest Author Heather Sherr

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08.20.2025 Palm trees twisted by strong winds. Natural disaster concept

When Disaster Delays Diagnosis

Natural disasters and health emergencies disrupt preventive care, delaying early detection and treatment of common conditions.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

06.30.2025 Portrait of an older Black man working in his garden

The Roots of Wellness in Older Cancer Survivors

Cancer survivors who maintained a garden for one year were more likely to show key health improvements than those who did not.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

04.30.2025 Brain scan. Brain health and stroke concept

Surviving the Stroke Belt

Adults living in the Stroke Belt were 1.2 times more likely to suffer a stroke than their counterparts living elsewhere.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

03.26.2025 Close-up of a young girl with chickenpox measles on her body. Missed vaccination concept

Shots Missed: The Troubling Decline in Childhood Vaccines

The health landscape in the United States reveals that both access barriers and exemption trends are contributing to vaccination gaps.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

03.25.2025 Concept of artificial intelligence (AI) for disease diagnosis in medicine

A Second Set of (AI) Eyes: Smarter Screening for Lung Cancer

When early detection can mean the difference between life and death, AI-assisted cancer detection offers a promising way forward.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

03.24.2025 doctor giving patient a flu shot

The Flu Shot: Your First Step Towards Protection

Once patients have the access and motivation to get their flu shot, they will likely continue to do so in the future.

Fellow Heather Sherr

01.23.2025 doctor holding COVID-19 vaccine prepares to give vaccine to masked patient

Causes and Costs of Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity

The persistent inequity in COVID-19 vaccination rates has had daunting health, social, and economic consequences worldwide.

Guest Author Maddalena Ferranna

01.09.2025 Shot of an unrecognisable man washing his hands in the kitchen sink at home

Start With the Basics: Handwashing

The Mini-PASS initiative shows that portable water systems can be a safe, effective alternative to modern plumbing in rural communities that lack infrastructure.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

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