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When Ideology Clashes With Immunity

Fellow Aidan Stotz

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

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02.11.2021 a close up of a virus

What’s Most Important

In the case of Covid-19, core to our thinking should be avoiding severity of disease and death. And as circumstances change that shape the risk of both, so should our thinking, our level of concern, and where we concentrate our energies.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

02.10.2021 a group of pink hands

Breast Density by Law

The standard for detecting breast cancer is imagery – either by mammogram or ultrasound. However, breasts are not uniformly photogenic.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

01.21.2021 a statue of liberty wearing a face mask

Introduction

In The Turning Point’s weekly essays, we will look backward and forward. What lessons have we absorbed during 2020, and will we learn as 2021 unfolds, that can guide us to the creation of a better, healthier world?

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

01.19.2021 a screenshot of a website

Pinning Misinformation

For the over 322 million daily users on Pinterest, deciphering the accuracy of health advice can range from challenging to nearly impossible.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

01.18.2021 a green bar graph with numbers and text

Ensuring Insurance Profits

Right now, insurance companies can speed up rebates or help invest in local public health initiatives to address Covid-19.

Fellow Edward Alexander

01.05.2021 a graph of the covid-19 virus

Social Distancing for All of Society

States must implement policies that enable lower-income residents to protect their communities from Covid-19.

Fellow Gray Babbs

12.08.2020 a doctor giving a patient a nasal spray

Disparities Made Invisible: Covid-19 Lessons from the Navajo and Lummi Nations

Although Covid-19 rates are again rising across the country, we can learn from the Navajo and Lummi People.

Guest Authors Elizabeth Ferrara, Alexandra Skinner, Julia Raifman, Talia Quandelacy

11.26.2020 a graph of a number of people with a number of marks

Covid-19 Vaccination Line-up

Public support for ranked vaccine allocation will help ensure that funds and distribution efforts target high-risk groups.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

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