Disease

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The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Cancer In the Shadow of Nuclear Plants

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

My Disease Is Not Benign In Any Sense of the Word

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

Chronic Kidney Disease Is a Global Heart Risk Hiding In Plain Sight

Fellow Aidan Stotz

The Real Cost of “Unnecessary Spending”

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

03.25.2025 Concept of artificial intelligence (AI) for disease diagnosis in medicine

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

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

The persistent inequity in COVID-19 vaccination rates has had daunting health, social, and economic consequences worldwide.

Guest Author Maddalena Ferranna