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Does Public Health Have a Language Problem?
Photo by Nick Fewings In a recent interview  with journalist Ben Meiselas, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spoke at length on the failure of...
Heather Duncan
Apr 184 min read
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Gain Knowledge, Gain Power: How to Invest in Yourself in a Time of Crisis
Recent cuts to the NIH, CDC, NOAA, and other federal agencies that support scientific research in the U.S. have thrown the scientific...
Heather Duncan
Mar 195 min read
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Rebuilding Trust in Science and Public Health through Podcasting
Camille Ledoux, PhD As the chaos unfolding at the federal level continues to threaten the future of science and public health in the...

Camille Ledoux, PhD
Mar 114 min read
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Is Laughter Our Best Weapon?
We’ve all heard the cliché that laughter is the best medicine. Of course, in public health we don’t take that literally, because we...
Heather Duncan
Feb 234 min read
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The Age of Insecurity: Science in the MAGA Era
With the Trump administration's communications embargo on public health agencies  and the recent purge of CDC datasets, access to...

Patrick Murphy
Feb 104 min read
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Weathering the Storm: The Shifting Role of Medical and Science Communications in the U.S.
These days, it often feels like there is a seismic shift taking place in the biomedical sciences. With the incoming administration’s...

Patrick Murphy
Jan 13 min read
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A Guide to Giving Effective Conference Presentations
A few weeks ago, we returned from presenting at the American Medical Writers Association annual conference. We have already provided some...
Heather Duncan
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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Strength in Synergy: Rebuilding Trust Through Libraries and Public Health
M&D is collaborating with Rachel Wedeward of Miss Research  to develop educational webinars to help public health professionals achieve...

Rachel Wedeward
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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A Guide to Making the Most of a Professional or Academic Conference
It’s officially conference season in North America, and we recently returned from presenting at the American Medical Writers Association...
Heather Duncan
Nov 8, 20244 min read
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The Role of Health Literacy in Mitigating the Impact of Health Disparities
Health disparities are a pervasive issue in healthcare, manifesting in differences in health outcomes across various population groups....

Navjot Buttar
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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