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Early Warning Signs from Wastewater Surveillance

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

When Disaster Delays Diagnosis

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

The Roots of Wellness in Older Cancer Survivors

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Surviving the Stroke Belt

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Shots Missed: The Troubling Decline in Childhood Vaccines

Fellow Jude Sleiman

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04.14.2017 View of a persons legs inside a tanning bed

Tanning Beds, Sun Exposure and Cancer

Despite the risks of UV exposure, research shows that fewer people are wearing sunscreen and the use of tanning beds has not declined.

Guest Author Corey Basch

04.12.2017 An empty rocking chair on a large porch

HIV in the US Deep South

Susan Reif and colleagues on the need to address the structural, financial, and cultural factors that contribute to the disproportionate Southern HIV epidemic.

Guest Authors Susan S. Reif, Carolyn McAllaster, Elena Wilson

03.31.2017 Shadowy hand with yellow glow on fingertips

An Unnerving Experience

Brad Wright contemplates how different his experience with Guillain-Barré syndrome could have been without health insurance and access to health care.

Guest Author Brad Wright

03.28.2017 Graph showing the decline in rate of hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2014

The Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Research by the Agency for Health Research and Quality links Medicare payment incentives and DHHS Partnership for Patients initiative to a 21% reduction in hospital-acquired conditions (HACs).

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

03.24.2017 Xray of lungs with TB

When Seeking Health Care Becomes Unhealthy

A study by Pan and colleagues identifies frequent health care visits as a risk factor for contracting active TB.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

03.20.2017 An Ebola burial worker and vehicle in Bombali, Sierra Leone.

Post-Ebola, Loss of Health Providers Challenges Women’s Health

Center for Strategic and International Studies report shows Ebola-related stigma and discrimination continue to impact healthcare systems, particularly maternal and child health.