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Shots Missed: The Troubling Decline in Childhood Vaccines

Fellow Jude Sleiman

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

Fellow Aidan Stotz

The Flu Shot: Your First Step Towards Protection

Fellow Heather Sherr

Causes and Costs of Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity

Guest Author Maddalena Ferranna

Start With the Basics: Handwashing

Fellow Lia Musumeci

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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

01.08.2025 Man using AI chatbot on smartphone

The Potential and Pitfalls of AI and Cancer Information

AI chatbots can share useful health information, but to be effective, they must use trusted sources and simple language to bridge knowledge gaps.

Fellow Heather Sherr

12.09.2024 Close up shot of a protective facial disposable mask sitting on the bed in a hotel suite

Hospital Rooms to Hotel Rooms: NYC’s COVID-19 Response

In 2020, unused hotels were transformed into critical COVID-19 response infrastructure, offering valuable lessons for future public health crises.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

11.26.2024 mosquito sucking blood

Rising Temperatures Increase Dengue Risk in the U.S.

As global temperatures rise, dengue fever is emerging as a growing threat in regions once considered low-risk.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

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