It's not just about measles

By now, you’ve seen the news: after being declared eliminated in the U.S.

Jul 11, 2025 • Katelyn Jetelina and Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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June 2025

How should we respond to people “doing their own research?”

It’s become a punchline – but it points to something broken in how we share health information

Jun 18, 2025 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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May 2025

The rise of a new form of germ theory denial

But did they have any underlying conditions?

May 8, 2025 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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January 2025

Here's what we're getting ourselves into

The appeal to nature fallacy is not a viable healthcare strategy

Jan 21, 2025 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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October 2024

9 ways to spot falsehoods

Whether it's vaccines or elections, it's all the same motivations and tactics

Oct 30, 2024 • Katelyn Jetelina and Isaac Saul

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Science, Policy, and Values

Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin

Oct 9, 2024 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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They're idiots. Why don't they trust us?

Shame doesn't work, but we keep using it.

Oct 2, 2024 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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September 2024

Why did Americans expect a perfect COVID vaccine?

Expectation management and two different definitions of "immunity"

Sep 26, 2024 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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Why is trust in vaccines declining?

A look back at the pandemic, what was said, and where communication broke down.

Sep 24, 2024 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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June 2024

How should we address stories of death after vaccination?

New study analyzes how vaccine content shared on Facebook influences people’s decision to vaccinate

Jun 13, 2024 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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May 2024

Find the Trusted Messengers

H5N1 is a fantastic case study of some lessons I learned during Covid-19

May 30, 2024 • Katelyn Jetelina

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April 2024

Kids don't need to get sick to be healthy

We have forgotten how many children used to die before their fifth birthday

Apr 18, 2024 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

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