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NBC-TV10 (Boston, MA): Picks up the NBC News report in which Amira Roess is quoted in story comparing the differences between the current mpox outbreak and the earlier one in 2022.

August 19, 2024

The mpox strain spreading now is different from the one in 2022: Here's what to know
NBC News: Amira Roess quoted in story comparing the differences between the current mpox outbreak and the earlier one in 2022.

August 16, 2024

The mpox strain spreading now is different from the one in 2022: Here's what to know
Fortune: George Mason University research and medical tool MeAgainMeds.com highlighted, and Farrokh Alemi quoted, in article about how artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially rectify incorrectly prescribed antidepressant medication.

August 14, 2024

Antidepressant not working? AI may do a better job than your doctor in matching you with the best medicine
Parents.com: Jhumka Gupta quoted in article about period poverty and misconceptions about lack of access to menstrual health products.

August 13, 2024

The One Back-to-School Item Teens Shouldn't Have to Buy
Nutrition Insight: George Mason University’s College of Public Health research on health disparities between ethnic groups cited in story about overall health trends.

August 9, 2024

Beyond The Headlines: Balchem bolsters prenatal research, Ingredion reports strong Q2 results.
MedIndia: Picks up News-Medical story in which 2024 George Mason University study on social and structural determinants of health and social injustice impact risk of obesity highlighted featuring quotes from Michelle S. Williams and Lawrence J. Cheskin

August 9, 2024

Social and Structural Factors Fuel Obesity Gaps
Cardinal News: George Mason University’s Virginia Health Workforce Center mentioned in story regarding high demand for healthcare workers in Southwest Virginia.

July 30, 2024

A program developed in SWVa will serve as a statewide model to address a shortage of health care workers
Tech Target: Farrok Alemi quoted in article about George Mason researchers receiving NIH grant to develop artificial intelligence chatbot for African Americans with depression.

July 15, 2024

NIH grant to fund depression chatbot for Black patients
CNN: Anna Pollack quoted in article on toxic chemicals found in menstrual products.

July 11, 2024

Tampons contain lead, arsenic and potentially toxic chemicals, studies say. Here’s what to know.
The Guardian (UK): Jhumka Gupta quoted in article about adverse effects on children forced into marriage, highlighting its impact on education and health outcomes.

July 10, 2024

‘I was handed to a complete stranger’: the survivors fighting to end child marriage in 37 US states – and the people who want to keep it legal. The country has seen hundreds of thousands of child marriages since 2000. As activists push for new laws, an unlikely cohort stands in their way.

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