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Seema Yasmin

California
As seen in: CNN, Medium, The New York Times, Business Insider, HuffPost, The Telegraph, PBS, Stanford University, WIRED Magazine, Chicago Tribune and
Covers:  hepatitis c, prison health, hiv, dietary supplements, epidemics, sexual health, public health
MD + Epidemiologist + Journalist | Fmr Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer| Teach: sci journalism | Direct: Stanford Health Comm Initiative| Study: infodemics

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Dr. Seema Yasmin is an award-winning journalist at The Dallas Morning News, a professor of public health at The University of Texas at Dallas and a medical contributor for CNN and NBC Channel 5.

She is a popular public speaker taking audiences behind the scenes of public health and engaging them with stories about epidemic investigations. You can book her for your event using the contact form.

Dr. Yasmin trained as a medical doctor at the University of Cambridge in England and as a journalist…

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Traditional foods, modern methods: recipe for botulism

Traditional foods, modern methods: recipe for botulism

It's the deadliest toxin on the planet. Just one teaspoon of botulinum toxin could wipe out a billion people,…

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The sex lives of seniors

The sex lives of seniors

As soon as she wakes up, Helen Goldenberg lines up her pills: 23 of them that she takes in four bouts over th…

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Decoding 'the Hispanic Paradox'

Decoding 'the Hispanic Paradox'

On a chilly Sunday morning this month, teenagers from across southern Dallas jostled into the chapel of the P…

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Mandatory Shots: Should Hospitals Force Health Care Workers to Get the Flu Vaccine?

Mandatory Shots: Should Hospitals Force Health Care Workers to Get the Flu Vaccine?

Seema Yasmin, is a medical doctor and clinical assistant professor of medicine specializing in epidemiology. …

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New drug approved by FDA offers hope for hepatitis C patients

New drug approved by FDA offers hope for hepatitis C patients

Patrizia Cazzaniga suffered stomachaches, tiredness and nausea for months before going to her doctor. The 57-…

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Shunned by the tribe: HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Shunned by the tribe: HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives

When Isadore Boni was diagnosed with HIV, he was a 35-year-old social worker living and working on the San Ca…

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Quarantine

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By Catherine Arnold, Stephen Roberts, Seema Yasmin
| LSE Connect
One hundred years after the influenza pandemic, a novelist, a science writer and a population health specialist discuss the social impact of pandemics through time, and how virus, quarantine and contagion continue to inspire our dystopian literary imaginations. Catharine Arnold (@London_darkside) read English at Cambridge and holds a further degree in psychology. Catharine's latest book is Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History.
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By Seema Yasmin, Mandie Caroll 
| Common Sense Media
age 8+ Vivid, inspiring, accessible LGBTQ+ history for kids. Parents need to know that The ABCs of Queer History by author Seema Yasmin and illustrated by Lucy Kirk uses an ABC book structure to inform young readers about an oft untold history. Each letter is a jumping-off point to explore people and events (Josephine Baker, Harvey Milk, Stonewall, and many more), as well as the qualities that have helped queer communities thrive (belonging, found family, love, and so on).
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Women's History Month 2025, Week 4

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By Elisa Stone Leahy, Joy McCullough, Seema Yasmin, J. S. Lemon
| The Horn Book Magazine
Find more great Horn Book content at these links: Interviews with authors and illustrators Recommended books: reviews and themed booklists App and e-book reviews Movie reviews Event news and recaps Events calendar March is Women's History Month.
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