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Beyond the Hollywood Heart Attack

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

The Community-Level Impact of Poverty on Late-Stage Breast Cancer

Guest Author Heather Sherr

A Generation Growing Up Sick

Fellow Aidan Stotz

When Ideology Clashes With Immunity

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Early Warning Signs from Wastewater Surveillance

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.28.2024 Petri dish with close up colourful detailed bubbles on a white background

Higher levels of antimicrobial resistance were present among those living in more vulnerable, disadvantaged communities.

Guest Author Lauren Cooper

10.04.2024 aesthetic bathroom with sun shining through window

Does closing the toilet lid before flushing keep germs contained to the bowl? Research suggests that there might be more to it.

Fellow Heather Sherr

10.02.2024 Young child receives vaccine from health care worker

In Washington, some immigrant communities are at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases due to low and declining vaccination coverage.

Fellow Dani Weissert

09.20.2024 young father holding child

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

Fellow Jude Sleiman

08.28.2024 Young woman doing blood sugar test at home

Rising insulin costs are forcing people to make difficult decisions about their care, especially in states that did not expand Medicaid.

07.17.2024 Shadow of a stressed, poverty-stricken man standing in alley

People living in poverty are at an increased risk for chronic inflammation, a cause of symptoms linked to diseases like cancer and diabetes.

Fellow Heather Sherr

07.15.2024 woman wearing an exercise tracker tying shoe before getting some movement in

Incorporating just 500 steps of additional movement into each day can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease death by 7%.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

07.02.2024 Young girl sitting on bed with continuous glucose monitor on arm checking blood sugar levels through phone

Diabetic children living in rural areas have more difficulty accessing continuous glucose monitors, a convenient blood sugar management tool.

Fellow Heather Sherr