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Past articles by Nadia:

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Ready, Set ... Think! Hackathon Aims To Kill Off Fake Health Rumors

How do you fight misinformation around neglected tropical diseases? In this competition, teams of college students across the globe had 24 hours to cook up a cool plan. → Read More

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Good News Story: Nigerian Irish Teen Girls Win Prize For Dementia App

They faced bias against women in science. They faced racism because their families come from Africa. And they triumphed in a competition to develop a problem-solving app! → Read More

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Whatever Happened To ... The Melting Permafrost?

Spoiler alert: It's still melting. A new study looks at the impact of rising rainfall. Meanwhile, scientists are more concerned about environmental threats than defrosting pathogens. → Read More

8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life

Leaders in the global group Girl Up went to their annual conference — virtually — last week. We interviewed some of the attendees to see what's changed during the coronavirus crisis. → Read More

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8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life

Leaders in the global group Girl Up went to their annual conference — virtually — last week. We interviewed some of the attendees to see what's changed during the coronavirus crisis. → Read More

A $100 Million HIV Vaccine Project Failed. But All Hope Is Not Lost

The scientists believed that the HVTN-702 vaccine would protect people from infection. But the trial was halted this year. Here's why — and what comes next. → Read More

A $100 Million HIV Vaccine Project Failed. But All Hope Is Not Lost

Infectious disease specialist Glenda Gray spent the last 10 years of her life organizing a clinical trial on HVTN 702, a vaccine she and her team hoped → Read More

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A $100 Million HIV Vaccine Project Failed. But All Hope Is Not Lost

The scientists believed that the HVTN-702 vaccine would protect people from infection. But the trial was halted this year. Here's why — and what comes next. → Read More

Study: Sugar rules the world and ruins teeth

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries. → Read More

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Study: Sugar Rules The World And Ruins Teeth

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries — and that Big Sugar works to make sure soda and candy aren't targeted as cavity culprits. → Read More

When Loving Your Neighbor Means Fighting Hookworm in Alabama

In the Black Belt—once cleared for cotton plantations—rural black communities suffer the consequences of poor land stewardship. → Read More

Origins Opinion Surveys Evolve from ‘How’ to ‘Who’

Many Christians affirm evolution once researchers leave room for God's role in it. → Read More

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Why Finland's Beloved Baby Box Got A Harsh Review

A watchdog agency delved into the origins of the booties and bibs in a free box of goodies that the government sends to new moms. → Read More

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A Worm That Can Really, Really Get Under Your Skin

And once it's there, it moves around. And around. There's a new report on the worm out this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. → Read More

An Encouraging Prediction About The Ebola Outbreak

When an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo this spring, there were all kinds of predictions about how the epidemic would play → Read More

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An Encouraging Prediction About The Ebola Outbreak

A researcher has used data to create a model to forecast the number of new cases in the weeks ahead. Although he does admit that models have their limits. → Read More

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Surprising Images From Up-And-Coming Photographers

Winners of the Flash Forward competition focus on a beauty pageant for black Brazilians, Somalians coping with drought and transgender fashionistas living under a bridge. → Read More

How Worried Should You Be About A Disease You've Never Heard Of?

Earlier this spring, there were scary stories in the Saudi media about Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever. To find out what was really going on, we interviewed a specialist on tick-borne viruses. → Read More

How Worried Should You Be About A Disease You've Never Heard Of?

Earlier this spring, Saudi Arabia was put on high alert as the media reported an outbreak of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever. Goats and Soda jumped to cover the → Read More

How Worried Should You Be About A Disease You've Never Heard Of?

Earlier this spring, Saudi Arabia was put on high alert as the media reported an outbreak of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever. Goats and Soda jumped to cover the → Read More