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End-of-year farewell
Plus, check out our gendered health misinformation primer
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Jenna Sherman
August 2022
Polio near New York City
Plus, loneliness gets linked to heart problems
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Megan Marrelli
July 2022
What's in a food label?
Plus, what do we know about mammograms and breast cancer?
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Megan Marrelli
June 2022
Monkeypox stigma
Plus, antibiotics and cholera
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Megan Marrelli
May 2022
Parabens, and a heat wave
Plus, Evusheld and drought
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Megan Marrelli
April 2022
A hepatitis outbreak in kids
Plus, what's the deal with parabens?
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Megan Marrelli
Introducing: On Our Radar
Hi, HealthDesk subscribers. We’re launching a new special feature today called On Our Radar. In On Our Radar, our in-house public health experts…
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Jenna Sherman
March 2022
Ukraine crisis stalls global vaccination
Hi Health Deskers, Today we have a special forecast for you on how Russian sanctions are expected to impact vaccine roll-outs in many countries. Written…
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Megan Marrelli
Not enough new antibiotics
Plus, excess deaths and paying attention to Yemen
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Megan Marrelli
Ukraine crisis triggers concerns of health emergency
Plus, COVID-19 vaccines don't cause vaccine AIDS
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Megan Marrelli
February 2022
Restrictions lift amid uncertain data
Plus, an HIV variant and public health in conflict zones
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Megan Marrelli
January 2022
"Flurona," and global drug resistance
Plus, Indonesia proposes a new health agency
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Megan Marrelli
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