Writing

Journalism

Tarbell. The Enigma of Stigma. February 28, 2022.
Sentient Media. Inside the Pig Heart Transplant and Ethical Dilemma That Followed. April 26, 2022.
The Washington Post. After centuries, we still can’t perform animal-to-human transplants. June 1, 2022.
Smithsonian. What You Need to Know About the History of Monkeypox. June 24, 2022.
Boston Globe. A blood-oxygen detector without racial bias. July 5, 2022.
The Guardian. Voting is significant determinant of health, US medical association declares. July 14, 2022.
Smithsonian. Why Exactly Did the First Human Patient to Receive a Pig Heart Die? July 14, 2022.
The Washington Post. Racial bias is built into the design of pulse oximeters. July 27, 2022.
TIME Magazine. How to Return to Normal After Having Your Bladder Surgically Removed. July 28, 2022.
The Guardian. Pig to human heart transplants are the future. Are we ready for it? August 4, 2022.
Slate. How to Raise a Pig for Its Organs. August 30, 2022.
Smithsonian. Six Big Questions About the Monkeypox Virus, Answered. August 30, 2022.
WIRED. This Follicle-Hacking Drug Could One Day Treat Baldness. September 6, 2022.
Scientific American. Most People at Risk for Lung Cancer Never Get Screened: Here’s How to Fix That. September 6, 2022.
Smithsonian. Four Big Questions About the New Covid-19 Boosters, Answered. September 15, 2022.
The Atlantic. Doctors Still Struggle to Diagnose a Condition That Kills More Americans Than Stroke. October 16, 2022 - originally published in Undark and republished in Smithsonian Magazine, Popular Science, Ars Technica, Medscape, etc.
NPR. African scientists say Western aid to fight pandemic is backfiring. Here's their plan. November 4, 2022.
Harvard Public Health. Cholera outbreaks surge worldwide, renewing debates on vaccines. December 7, 2022.
Smithsonian. Six Lessons We’ve Learned From Covid That Will Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic. December 30, 2022.
The Guardian. Should we ban the purchase of cigarettes for life? A US town is trying. March 31, 2022.

Op-Eds and Personal Essays

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The 'Scopes Monkey Trial' didn’t solve anything, neither will debates on parental rights. May 14, 2022.
Milbank Quarterly. The Infrastructure Bill—Investing in Environmental Justice & Health Equity. June 6, 2022.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Expect more supply chain shortages in things we need. June 28, 2022.
Slate. Can You Totally Avoid Catching COVID? These People Have. July 18, 2022.
JoySauce. I Got My First Hair Cut at Age 17. August 18, 2022.
Undark. The United States’ Unvarnished Cruelty in Afghanistan. August 25, 2022.
The Scientist. Splashing Cold Water on Poop Transplants for Weight Loss. September 1, 2022.
Newsweek. It's Not About the Sentence, It's How We Prevent the Next Parkland. October 17, 2022.
Metro UK. I ran for my life from what I thought was an active shooter – it taught me a painful lesson about the US. October 20, 2022.
STAT. Promises — and pitfalls — of ChatGPT-assisted medicine. February 1, 2023.

Writing

Journalism

Tarbell. The Enigma of Stigma. February 28, 2022.

Sentient Media. Inside the Pig Heart Transplant and Ethical Dilemma That Followed. April 26, 2022.

The Washington Post. After centuries, we still can’t perform animal-to-human transplants. June 1, 2022.

Smithsonian. What You Need to Know About the History of Monkeypox. June 24, 2022.

Boston Globe. A blood-oxygen detector without racial bias. July 5, 2022.

The Guardian. Voting is significant determinant of health, US medical association declares. July 14, 2022.

Smithsonian. Why Exactly Did the First Human Patient to Receive a Pig Heart Die? July 14, 2022.

The Washington Post. Racial bias is built into the design of pulse oximeters. July 27, 2022.

TIME Magazine. How to Return to Normal After Having Your Bladder Surgically Removed. July 28, 2022.

The Guardian. Pig to human heart transplants are the future. Are we ready for it? August 4, 2022.

Slate. How to Raise a Pig for Its Organs. August 30, 2022.

Smithsonian. Six Big Questions About the Monkeypox Virus, Answered. August 30, 2022.

WIRED. This Follicle-Hacking Drug Could One Day Treat Baldness. September 6, 2022.

Scientific American. Most People at Risk for Lung Cancer Never Get Screened: Here’s How to Fix That. September 6, 2022.

Smithsonian. Four Big Questions About the New Covid-19 Boosters, Answered. September 15, 2022.

The Atlantic. Doctors Still Struggle to Diagnose a Condition That Kills More Americans Than Stroke. October 16, 2022 - originally published in Undark and republished in Smithsonian Magazine, Popular Science, Ars Technica, Medscape, etc.

NPR. African scientists say Western aid to fight pandemic is backfiring. Here's their plan. November 4, 2022.

Harvard Public Health. Cholera outbreaks surge worldwide, renewing debates on vaccines. December 7, 2022.

Smithsonian. Six Lessons We’ve Learned From Covid That Will Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic. December 30, 2022.

The Guardian. Should we ban the purchase of cigarettes for life? A US town is trying. March 31, 2022.

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Op-Eds​ and Personal Essays

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The 'Scopes Monkey Trial' didn’t solve anything, neither will debates on parental rights. May 14, 2022.

Milbank Quarterly. The Infrastructure Bill—Investing in Environmental Justice & Health Equity. June 6, 2022.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Expect more supply chain shortages in things we need. June 28, 2022.

Slate. Can You Totally Avoid Catching COVID? These People Have. July 18, 2022.

JoySauce. I Got My First Hair Cut at Age 17. August 18, 2022.

Undark. The United States’ Unvarnished Cruelty in Afghanistan. August 25, 2022.

The Scientist. Splashing Cold Water on Poop Transplants for Weight Loss. September 1, 2022.

Newsweek. It's Not About the Sentence, It's How We Prevent the Next Parkland. October 17, 2022.

Metro UK. I ran for my life from what I thought was an active shooter – it taught me a painful lesson about the US. October 20, 2022.

STAT. Promises — and pitfalls — of ChatGPT-assisted medicine. February 1, 2023.

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Op-Eds and Personal Essays