I write about health care, public health, and topics related to my research with the goal of making advanced concepts, complex information, and nuanced interpretations more accessible.
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The New CDC Study on Vaccines and Autism Should Take a Radical Approach
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Medicare Competitive Bidding Program and the SOAR Act
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Women Live Longer Than Men—But Not in Medicine
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Why Do Taxi Drivers Have a Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s?
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Why We Can’t Rely on Science Alone to Make Public Health Decisions
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Yes, There Is a Best Month to Get Your Flu Shot
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Clogged arteries: the unseen cost of road-blocking protests
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The Surprising Link Between Thunderstorms and Asthma
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The value of studying silly stuff
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What Makes A Good AI Doctor?
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Why kids with summer birthdays face surprising health risks
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Do Younger or Older Doctors Get Better Results?
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The Science of What We Eat Is Failing Us
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Recent Improvements in Data From the Gun Violence Archive—Will They Lead to Change?
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The ‘successful failures’ of Apollo 13 and Covid-19 vaccination
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Facts Alone Aren’t Going to Win Over the Unvaccinated. This Might.
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Insurers should cover energy costs for prescribed medical equipment
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Twitter verified our medical expertise, but we are powerless to stop Covid-19 misinformation
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Make Flu Shots Mandatory for School Openings
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The curious link between kids’ birthdays and their getting the flu vaccine
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If we want to beat covid-19, we need to get a lot better at vaccinating people
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What Coronavirus Researchers Can Learn From Economists
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Where is Big Data when we need it most?
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How Much Does Voting Spread Viruses?
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The Art of Evidence-Based Medicine
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Why Doctors Shouldn’t Dismiss the Apple Watch’s New ECG App
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President Trump’s immigration ban will decrease veterans’ access to medical care
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Dear Tom Price: As you pursue Medicaid changes, remember your roots
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Let’s Talk About Residents’ Hours – And Their ‘Scut’ Work Too