Kira Peikoff
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New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Kira:
Announcing "The Future of Science in America: The Election Issue"
A special digital magazine exploring the convergence of science and policy in the next four years → Read More
The Science Sleuth Holding Fraudulent Research Accountable
A conversation between two icons of scientific integrity → Read More
Exclusive: Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt on Scientific Innovation During the Pandemic
She talks remote ocean research, a new mobile virus testing device, and more → Read More
7 New Insights about the Frontrunner U.S. Vaccine Candidate
The chief medical officer of Moderna just gave a public Q and A → Read More
BREAKING: The First U.S. Test to Detect If a Person Has Potential Immunity to COVID-19 Was Just Developed
Researchers at Mount Sinai are making it widely available for labs and hospital to replicate → Read More
This Young Woman Beat Leukemia Eight Times
Nicole Gularte in Feb 2019 at her three-month follow up visit after her successful CAR T-cell therapy last fall at Penn. (Photo used with permission.) → Read More
Aubrey de Grey: Reversing Aging in 20 Years May Be Possible With Biotechnology
[Editor's Note: This video is the fourth of a five-part series titled “The Future Is Now: The Revolutionary Power of Stem Cell Research." Produced in partnership with the Regenerative Medicine Foundation, and filmed at the annual 2019 World Stem Cell Summit, this series illustrates how stem cell research will profoundly impact human life.] → Read More
This Mom Is On a Mission to End Sickle Cell Disease
Adrienne Shapiro and her daughter Marissa, who is the fifth generation of children in the family to inherit sickle cell disease, pose in 2018 for a selfie after a new medicine Endari transformed their lives. (Courtesy Adrienne Shapiro) → Read More
Elizabeth Holmes Through the Director’s Lens
The Filmmaker Behind the New Theranos Documentary Shares His Take → Read More
9 Things You Need to Know About Zika if You're Pregnant (or Trying to Be)
Now that Meghan Markle is pregnant, people wonder whether she will visit countries where there is active Zika transmission. Here is what Meghan and other pregnant women need to know about the virus. → Read More
Would You Eat These Futuristic Foods?
What We Eat and How We Cook Could Look Very Different One Day → Read More
My Pregnancy Triggered a Rare, Mysterious Disease
Lynn Holman had no idea why she was swelling up — until she talked to her sister. → Read More
I Was Slowly Becoming Paralyzed, Until I Got a Surprising Diagnosis
Jesi Payne could barely walk or hold her kids, but a simple fix cured her. → Read More
I Didn't Find Out I Had Celiac Disease Until I Started Miscarrying
"I knew something was wrong. But the doctors kept telling me everything seemed fine." → Read More
I Was Almost Paralyzed While I Was Pregnant
Aimee Garrison's shoulder wouldn't stop hurting when she was 25 weeks pregnant. Then she got a scary diagnosis. → Read More
A Rare Condition Almost Killed Me After Childbirth
Melinda Constantine thought she was coming down with a cold after her son was born. Then she got a scary diagnosis. → Read More
My Constant Exhaustion Turned Out to Be a Symptom of a Serious Illness
Katie Davis's doctors thought she was just hormonal, but she was actually suffering from a severe syndrome. → Read More
My Birth Control Ruined My Life
Michelle Morton's chronic pain may have been caused by her birth control. → Read More
A Mysterious Illness Left Me Shrunken and Paralyzed as a Teen, but Then I Made a Miraculous Recovery
Samantha Evans didn't know what was happening when she began wasting away. But a diagnosis changed her life. → Read More
I Found Out I Had a Life-Threatening Disease After Going to a Music Festival
After a dusty trip to Coachella, Richelle's cough wouldn't go away. Then she got a shocking diagnosis. → Read More