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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

What Hantavirus Is Telling Us About the Future of Health Communication

Guest Author Beverley Waithaka

Churning Out of Diabetes Management

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

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06.15.2023 Gynecologist doctor or psychiatrist consulting and having diagnostic examination on woman patient's health in medical clinic or hospital exam room office

Gynecologist doctor or psychiatrist consulting and having diagnostic examination on woman patient's health in medical clinic or hospital exam room office

Medicaid Expansion and Differences in Cervical Cancer Screenings

Cervical cancer screenings among American Indian and Alaska Native women in Medicaid expansion states decreased by 1% but increased by 3% among White women.

Guest Authors Nupur Huria, Danielle Gartner, Jessica Y. Islam, Claire E. Margerison

05.08.2023 empty hospital beds

Without Strong Local Public Health System Support, Counties Suffer More COVID-19 Deaths

At the end of 2020, there were 18.1 more COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents in U.S. counties with weaker health system support versus those with stronger support.

Guest Authors Deena Brosi, Glen Mays

05.02.2023 social connectedness map

Twitter-Based Place Connectivity, Concentrated Disadvantage, and COVID-19 Fatality

High place connectivity–similar to higher road or air connections–was found to promote population mobility, resulting in an increase in COVID-19 cases and fatalities.

Guest Authors Fengrui Jing, Zhenlong Li

03.14.2023 a blue plate with a sad face on it next to a fork and knife

The Image of the Diabetic Body

Too often diabetic children make enemies of their bodies while trying to strike a balance between enjoying what they eat and managing their blood sugar.

Fellow Connor McCombs

02.23.2023 a pregnant woman holding her belly

Anti-Life Legislation

Is cancer considered a medical exception in abortion bans? It's unclear, and people in anti-abortion states are now left with few choices.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

02.16.2023 a graph of different colored circles

Mpox and HIV

Most Mpox cases occur among Black and Latino men who have sex with men, and 80% of MSM of color with confirmed Mpox are also HIV positive.

Fellow Connor McCombs

01.23.2023 a man with dreadlocks and mustache

Keletso Makofane

Following the 2022 MPOX outbreak, Keletso Makofane, a social epidemiologist and postdoctoral fellow at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, started the MPX NYC study to inform vaccine distribution in New York City.

Fellow Connor McCombs

11.15.2022 note on computer reminder to schedule colonoscopy

Cancer Screening in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Researchers studied neighborhood and individual factors that influenced cancer screening among diverse, socio-economically disadvantaged, and underserved Philadelphia area residents.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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