Disease

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Churning Out of Diabetes Management

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Closing the Gap in Childhood Cancer Care

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Hidden In Plain Sight

Fellow Farah Nimeri

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Cancer In the Shadow of Nuclear Plants

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

09.23.2025 young woman getting a mammogram. breast cancer concept

While late-stage breast cancer diagnoses have declined overall since 2004, areas experiencing persistent poverty have seen little progress.

Guest Author Heather Sherr

09.15.2025 Portrait of a young man looking out a window

In the last ten years, rates of obesity, depression, high blood pressure, and other chronic conditions have increased among young adults.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

09.09.2025 Syringe in gloved hand on white background. Vaccination concept

Even slight declines in childhood vaccination coverage can cause hospitalizations and other complications to rise dramatically.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

08.22.2025 gloved hand of scientist taking a sample of wastewater

Wastewater surveillance is a reliable public health tool, but expanding its reach is essential for disease response and health equity.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

08.20.2025 Palm trees twisted by strong winds. Natural disaster concept

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

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

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

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

Fellow Jude Sleiman