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Tara Haelle is an independent science/health journalist, author, professional speaker, and photographer. With two decades of reporting experience under her belt, her work has appeared in the National Geographic, The New York Times, Texas Monthly, NPR, Washington Post, Scientific American, Politico, Parents, Medscape, WebMD, Self, O Magazine, and Wired, among others. She specializes in writing about public health and medical research, particularly vaccines, infectious disease, maternal and pedia…

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Are Artificially Sweetened Beverages Linked to Liver Cancer?

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By Tara Haelle Verified
| Medscape Verified
Drinking artificially sweetened beverages was not associated with an increased risk for liver cancer, but consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) was linked to two types of liver cancer, a new study found. The authors adjusted for confounders like demographics and lifestyle factors, and they determined that drinking one additional artificially sweetened beverage per day was not tied to any liver cancer.
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Chee-Huat Linus Eng

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By Tara Haelle Verified
| Scientific American Verified
Quick Facts Chee-Huat Linus Eng 34 Molecular Genomics Spatial Genomics Growing up in Klang, Malaysia, Chee-Huat Linus Eng took a particular interest in the hows of life, beginning with an early curiosity about how vitamin C impacts skin cells. Now, after completing a doctorate in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, Eng is taking the field of spatial genomics by storm.
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Atul Gawande

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Atul Gawande is a surgeon, author and public health expert. He holds the Cynthia and John F. Fish Distinguished Chair in Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is Samuel O. Thier Professor of the Practice of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He previously served as assistant administrator for global health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and as co-founder and chair of Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health-systems innovation at Brigham and Women’s and the Harvard T. H.
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