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Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C.
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Writer for George Mason College of Public Health. Former senior writer and editor for Johns Hopkins Medicine and senior writer for Johns Hopkins University Communications. Past: Editor for The Current Newspapers, with freelance work for The Atlantic CityLab, Streetsblog and others.

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Angels and Demons: The peculiar and haunted genius of Dr. Halsted

Angels and Demons: The peculiar and haunted genius of Dr. Halsted

A Johns Hopkins founding physician, William Stewart Halsted pioneered modern surgery as he waged a lifelong b…

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A Lifeline in Huntington's Disease

A Lifeline in Huntington's Disease

Patients with this neurodegenerative condition—cruel in its genetic certainty—find support and hope at the Jo…

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The Tell-Tale A

The Tell-Tale A

Sheet music signed "E.A. Poe" found in the Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections could change what we know …

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'I Need to Build a Hospital'

'I Need to Build a Hospital'

Though his medical training and career have cast him far from his birthplace, Kofi Boahene has always felt an…

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Vital tech with a fatal flaw

Vital tech with a fatal flaw

The pulse oximeter is now a staple in hospital rooms and personal medicine cabinets. But a major flaw in its …

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Nature, meet nurture

Nature, meet nurture

"Nature versus nurture" may roll off the tongue, but in "Unique: The New Science of Human Individuality," neu…

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Maternal obesity linked to 64% increase in childhood obesity risk

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By Katie Pearce Verified, Gaby Clark Verified, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
A researcher at George Mason University's College of Public Health takes measurements and vitals from a child in the National Institutes of Health's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. This research found that children whose mothers entered pregnancy with obesity were 64% more likely to become overweight or obese by age 3. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy was associated with a 39% increase in that risk.
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Public health meets the AI moment

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By Katie Pearce Verified
| gmu.edu
Key Takeaways George Mason University’s College of Public Health convened academics, practitioners, industry leaders, and students from across the country to examine how public health can adapt to AI while keeping equity, ethics, and human judgment at the center The inaugural AI in Public Health Summit centered on what generative AI could mean for the future of research, education, and practice. Five main themes emerged from the event:  (1) We must lead or risk being left behind.
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A future doctor finds a wider path with public health

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By Katie Pearce Verified
| gmu.edu
Emaan Emir, Bachelor of Science in Community Health graduate in May '26. Photo provided. Emaan Amir started at George Mason on a straightforward trajectory toward medical school, studying forensic science. Within weeks, she knew she wanted to expand that path, turning to public health to better understand the forces that influence care. “I realized early on that medicine extends far beyond the clinical setting,” she said. “So many structural factors affect health.
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