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Rollins News Center
Communication is a vital aspect of public health, and an important part of our work here at Rollins. Our news center highlights new research, presents findings in accessible ways, and communicates faculty expertise on headline topics.
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Breakthrough studies. Thoughtful interviews. Long-form stories. Find all of this and more with our news center articles, posted multiple times per week.

Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence to Expand Initiatives with New Grant
The Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence has received a five-year grant renewal from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand strategic initiatives.

AI Advances Could Improve Public Health, Medicine
Ramesh Manyam, PhD, a data scientist and AI researcher, breaks down how AI could be instrumental in the future of public health and medicine.

New Project Will Examine Role of Environmental Exposures on Autism
A new Rollins research project seeks to untangle how specific exposures during early life may map to autism.

Addressing Side Effects Early Can Help Patients Adhere to Breast Cancer Treatment
In a recent paper, Rollins researchers studied the differences in adjuvant endocrine therapy symptoms between Black and white women and how symptoms affected adherence to treatment.

Health Wanted: Respiratory Virus Season
In this episode of Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow helps you gear up to avoid getting taken down by a winter virus—COVID, flu, or RSV—and chats with friend of the show Seema Lakdawala, MD, about the best ways to stop transmission.

Health Wanted: Worker Maladies
In this episode of Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow dives into forgotten occupational diseases—from jobs that turn you yellow to jobs that melt your face off.

Dreamers, Doers, and Disruptors: Lisa Koonin
Lisa Koonin, DrPH, Rollins alumna, has been a leading voice in U.S. preparedness and pandemic planning for decades.
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Our Weekly Podcast: Health Wanted
HEALTH WANTED, a weekly radio show and podcast produced in partnership with WABE, brings need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host and social media science influencer Laurel Bristow, MSc, covers everything from Ozempic to the ozone, interviewing experts and answering audience questions, all in pursuit of better health. Listen every Friday at 1 p.m. EST or stream wherever you get your podcasts.
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