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Dr. Celine Gounder's work has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Quartz, The Guardian US, USA Today, Vice, Reuters, CNN.com, Sports Illustrated, The Hill, Think Global Health, and Bloomberg View.

H5N1 Avian Influenza

H5N1 doesn’t have to be a repeat of COVID’s “public health versus the economy,” STAT News, May 17, 2024

SARS-CoV-2 / COVID

”How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance,” CBS News, September 26, 2023

“Grant Wahl Was a Loving Husband. I Will Always Protect His Legacy,” The New York Times, January 8, 2023

“The Problem with Our Boost-Boost-Boost COVID Strategy,” The Atlantic, October 27, 2022

“Will COVID spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe,” CBS News, October 14, 2022

”How can we put covid behind us without guaranteed paid sick leave?” The Washington Post, March 31, 2022

”Pandemic predictions are tricky. Except this one: U.S. hospitals are not ready for the new normal,” STAT News, February 21, 2022

“To get to a ‘new normal,’ public health must focus on all respiratory viruses,” STAT News, January 20, 2022

“How America Can Rebuild the Community Bonds It Needs to Face the Next Pandemic,” Time, January 11, 2022

“The Death Toll Says It All,” The Atlantic, December 16, 2021

“Biden showed leadership during COVID, but America still needs a public health strategy,” USA Today, November 29, 2021

”We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix our crumbling schools,” The Hill, October 18, 2021

”Americans are losing sight of the Pandemic Endgame,” The Atlantic, August 28, 2021

”Do you need another covid shot?” The New York Times, August 9, 2021

”How do risks of Covid vaccination compare to Covid-19 for kids?” The New York Times, July 4, 2021

“Protecting our kids and the world is not an either/or,” CNN, May 21, 2021

“We have a chance to prevent pandemics — will we?” The Hill, May 19, 2021

“An abundance of caution and good science are the right way to build trust in vaccines,” CNN, April 15, 2021

“Vaccines won’t save Michigan from its COVID-19 surge,” Washington Post, April 13, 2021 

“Don't be Seduced: Two Shots Are Better Than One", Think Global Health, the Council on Foreign Relations, March 18, 2021

“A Dismal Spring Awaits Unless We Slow the Spread of Covid-19: how soon life returns to normal depends on what we do now,” New York Times, February 17, 2021

“Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get: all of them stop death and hospitalization,” USA Today, February 12, 2021

“Vaccines alone won’t solve the pandemic. Here are 3 other things we must do,” Washington Post, February 5, 2021

“How to avoid being the Grinch who stole Thanksgiving,” CNN, November 13, 2020

“It's concerning that President Trump got so sick so quickly,” CNN, October 4, 2020

“When we need public health most, our leaders are waging war against it,” Washington Post, September 30, 2020

“Trump’s plasma rule won’t speed up the science. It’ll slow things down.” Washington Post, August 25, 2020

“Doctors, nurses and scientists -- not politicians -- should be leading coronavirus briefings,” CNN, April 16, 2020

Monkeypox

”The Best Way to Slow the Spread of Monkeypox,” Time Magazine, July 25, 2022

”How dating apps could help stop the spread of sexually transmissible infections,” STAT News, July 18, 2022

”Should I be worried about monkeypox? A doctor answers questions as the outbreak spreads,” CBS News, June 28, 2022

Zika

“Think Zika just affects Brazil? It’s in Florida now,” The Guardian US, August 2, 2016

“From a public health standpoint, we absolutely shouldn’t cancel the Rio Olympics,” Quartz, May 13, 2016

“Zika is a warning to the US public health system to stop rushing from fire to fire,” Quartz, April 18, 2016

“What Africa’s fight against HIV can teach Latin America about Zika,” Quartz, February 25, 2016

“Zika virus isn’t the only concern for Rio Olympics,” Sports Illustrated, February 9, 2016

“The Zika virus is a public health emergency: here’s what we must do now,” The Guardian US, February 1, 2016

Ebola

“Stop stigmatizing Ebola volunteers. Americans aren’t doing enough to end the epidemic.” Washington Post, October 30, 2014

“Recent mandatory quarantine policies are unscientific–and dangerous,” Reuters, October 28, 2014

“Read this to get a better understanding of how Ebola spreads,” Reuters, October 13, 2014

“High-Tech Medicine Alone Won’t Protect U. S. from Ebola — We Need To Get the Basics Right,” Reuters, October 1, 2014

“Here’s the current status of new drugs to fight Ebola and what works best now,” Reuters, September 2, 2014

“Remember the movie ‘Outbreak’? Yeah, Ebola’s not really like that.” Reuters, August 13, 2014

“The Best Way to Treat Ebola Patients Who Return to America,” Reuters, August 4, 2014

“To Combat Ebola, First Build Back Trust in Healthcare Workers,” Reuters, July 30, 2014

Other infectious diseases

”The Improbable Victory Over Smallpox Holds Lessons for Health Threats in 2024," NPR, March 18, 2024 

”With polio's return, here's what back-to-schoolers need to know,” CBS News, September 15, 2022

”What I Learned From the World’s Last Smallpox Patient,” The Atlantic, August 30, 2022

“Trump’s vaccine conspiracy theories are a threat to your children,” The Guardian US, January 13, 2017

“A pillar of medical treatment is under threat,” Reuters, November 27, 2015

"Health care providers need to do a better job talking about vaccines," February 4, 2015

“A Better Treatment for Hepatitis C,” The New Yorker, December 9, 2013

“U. S. Must Fight Harder Against TB,” Bloomberg View, May 15, 2013

The Opioid Overdose Crisis

"I'm a doctor fighting the opioid crisis: Here's why I think reducing addiction to brain disease is dangerous," Medium, March 14, 2018

"How to Solve the Opioid Epidemic: Teach Users to Inject More Safely," VICE Impact, January 29, 2018

“Opioids are a bipartisan issue because they’ve become a mainstream, white one,” The Guardian US, June 9, 2016

“Who Is Responsible for the Pain-Pill Epidemic?” The New Yorker, November 12, 2013

Health Disparities

”The Decline in American Life Expectancy Harms More Than Our Health,” Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2024

”Why Native Americans Are Dying Sooner,” Time, October 5, 2022

“How long will you live? That depends on your zip code,” The Guardian US, December 14, 2016

“As doctors, we bridge social divides and witness gross inequality: We have a duty to engage in the debate over ObamaCare,” The Guardian US, October 10, 2016

“LGBTQ people suffer from poorer health: doctors must work to change that,” The Guardian US, June 29, 2016

“Why cancer is more deadly if you’re black,” The Guardian US, May 26, 2016

Other

“Discussing how we live out our golden years is crucial — but oft-neglected,” The Guardian US, January 26, 2016

“The Ills of the Government Shutdown,” The New Yorker, October 10, 2013

“The Case for Changing How Doctors Work,” The New Yorker, October 1, 2013

“The Future of Getting Paid to Be Healthy,” TheAtlantic.com, June 3, 2013

“How Exercising at Work Saves Money,” TheAtlantic.com, May 21, 2013

“Medical Emergencies at 40,000 Feet,” TheAtlantic.com, April 4, 2013

“Achieving the Holy Grail of Wait-Free Medical Care,” KevinMD.com, July 30, 2014

“How Doctors Can Change the Way They Work and Care for Patients,” KevinMD.com, July 14, 2014

“We Should Value Quality When We Shop for Health Care,” KevinMD.com, June 21, 2014