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04.04.2024 Geometric illustration of multi colored human figures - immigration and diversity concept

Health Equity

Guiding Principles for Writing About Immigrants and Immigrant Health

Shifting our strategies and terminology used for communicating about immigrants and immigrant health is necessary for building trust and mitigating stigma.

Guest Authors Maedeh Marzoughi, Sarah L. Kimball, Altaf Saadi

04.02.2024 "Observing Science" title and tagline on dark grey background

Health Equity

All That Glitters

With respect for the evidence that randomized clinical trials afford, their value is inflated in many ways. And their authority is always worth questioning.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

03.26.2024 "Observing Science" title and tagline on dark grey background

Health Equity

It's Time To Talk About Peer Review

Would science be the same without the central role played by peer review?

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

03.25.2024 American flag in background with a light shining on a ballot box –US elections and voting concept

The 2024 Presidential Election Is Making Americans Anxious

Those who are paying the closest attention to the 2024 Presidential Election are experiencing a wide range of negative emotions about it—including anxiety, nervousness, stress, and anger.

Guest Author Matt Motta

03.19.2024 "Observing Science" title and tagline on dark grey background

Health Equity

Funding and the Questions We Ask

Conversations about the production of science cannot be held without also considering the choices of funders.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

03.12.2024 "Observing Science" title and tagline on dark grey background

Health Equity

Science, Fast and Slow

From CRISPR to AI, new technologies progress quickly. The regulation of science needs to be taken seriously from the very start.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

03.05.2024 "Observing Science" title and tagline on dark grey background

Health Equity

Audiences

The diversity of audiences that we face in science push us to consider and reconsider how we present our work.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

02.27.2024 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 to prevent cancer should be community-based.

Guest Author Mary C. White

02.27.2024 "Observing Science" title and tagline on dark grey background

Health Equity

Authority

As scientists, our authority is always fleeting. And this is how it should be.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

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