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Confronting racial and ethnic disparities in diabetic kidney disease

Diabetes is on the rise globally, mostly in low- and middle-income countries and among minority ethnic groups in wealthier nations. This increase is behind a surge in chronic kidney disease.

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  • Publisher: Nature
March 2023 sw_admin 0
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Hot Pursuit: New Efforts to Prevent Heat-Related Illness on the Job

  • Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives
September 2022 sw_admin 0

Metastatic prostate cancer: seeking a fresh chance of recovery

Advances in the ability to find and treat tumours that have spread around the body are changing the perception of what is possible for people with advanced disease.

  • Publisher: Nature
September 2022 sw_admin 0

Does prostate-cancer treatment place a strain on the heart?

Hormonal therapy has helped many people with prostate cancer to live longer, fuller lives, but mounting evidence suggests that the drugs drive or exacerbate cardiovascular problems.

  • Publisher: Nature
September 2022 sw_admin 0
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Cyberchondriacs Just Know They Must Be Sick

Researchers are unraveling the psychological reasons why some people relentlessly self-diagnose themselves online for hours a day

  • Publisher: Scientific American
April 2019 sw_admin 0
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Environmental Factors in Successful Aging: The Potential Impact of Air Pollution

  • Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives
October 2019 sw_admin 0

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About Me

I’m a science writer based in southern Maine. For more than two decades, I’ve been covering health, medicine, the environment, technology, and other topics for numerous publications.
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  • What the Science Says About Food Additives
  • Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm
  • The Elusive Payoff of Gain of Function Research
  • Gain-of-Function Research: All in the Eye of the Beholder
  • Nursing Homes Overuse ‘Chemical Restraints’ on Dementia Patients
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    • Publisher: Nature Biotechnology
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    Phage Therapy’s Latest Makeover

    • Publisher: Nature Biotechnology
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    Climate Anxiety

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    • Publisher: Harvard Medicine
    May 2023 0
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    Inflammation and Brain Health

    • Publisher: Harvard Medicine
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