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How Denialism Spreads Across Pandemics

Guest Author Seth C. Kalichman

Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes

Fellow Hannah Tremont

AI’s Least Glamorous Job

Guest Author Brandon Huynh

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

Fellow Aidan Stotz

It's Time to Update Our Approach to Cancer Prevention

Guest Author Mary C. White

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11.02.2026 A seamless pattern featuring human eyes against a background of colored letters in grunge style. Conspiracy theories and denialism concept

A seamless pattern featuring human eyes against a background of colored letters in grunge style. Conspiracy theories and denialism concept

How Denialism Spreads Across Pandemics

As proven by the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics, denialists have a playbook for spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation.

Guest Author Seth C. Kalichman

10.23.2026 a small wooden house with a stethoscope

Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes

Women living in historically redlined neighborhoods experienced poorer breast cancer outcomes than those living in other neighborhoods.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

10.16.2026 Closeup of Neural network model, LLM structure background. AI big data processing technological concept. Machine learning abstract background.

Closeup of Neural network model, LLM structure background. AI big data processing technological concept. Machine learning abstract background.

AI’s Least Glamorous Job

Using AI to search documents for information gaps could leave investigators more time to detect disease, contact clinics, and explain risks.

Guest Author Brandon Huynh

10.14.2026 Portrait of a young boy sitting on a hospital bed, looking out the window. Childhood cancer survivorship concept

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

The end of childhood cancer treatment marks the beginning of a lifetime of care and health challenges that largely go unacknowledged.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

10.05.2026 Woman with cancer sitting in a natural space

It's Time to Update Our Approach to Cancer Prevention

Cancer is a disease that affects communities, not just individuals, so efforts toward prevention should be community-based.

Guest Author Mary C. White

09.21.2026 young father holding child

Becoming a Dad Too Soon May Be Bad for the Heart

Younger fathers may face unique challenges and stressors that contribute to poorer long-term heart health. (From 2024)

Fellow Jude Sleiman

09.14.2026 Young child with band-aid on upper arm, signifying recent vaccine inoculation

Politicized Vaccines, Avoidable Deaths

More children with Democratic parents received their first MMR dose on track with vaccine schedules than children with Republican parents.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

08.28.2026 Young Black female sickle cell disease patient talks to White doctor

Health Care Bias: The Case of Sickle Cell Disease

Black sickle cell patients with concurrent opioid use and chronic pain had negative descriptors in 20% of medical notes versus 3% for other patients.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

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