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Keren Landman, MD

Keren Landman, MD

Former Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Keren Landman, MD

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    Health

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    You’re likelier than ever to get care from a physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Here’s what you need to know.

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    Pregnancy care deserts are growing. Indigenous babies are at risk.
    Health

    Solving the congenital syphilis crisis means investing in rural maternity care.

    By Keren Landman, MD
    How a fight over data made South Dakota’s bad syphilis outbreak worse
    Public Health

    A decades-long digital turf war’s consequences for Indigenous communities, explained.

    By Keren Landman, MD
    Health
    US life expectancy no longer catastrophic, now merely badUS life expectancy no longer catastrophic, now merely bad
    Health

    4 big takeaways from the CDC’s new report.

    By Keren Landman, MD
    Health Care
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    Health Care

    Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have drawn attention to the benefits of hospice care. But it’s not serving everyone well.

    By Keren Landman, MD
    Public Health
    It’s getting increasingly dangerous to be a newborn in the USIt’s getting increasingly dangerous to be a newborn in the US
    Public Health

    How maternity care deserts are leading to a spike in infant syphilis and mortality rates.

    By Keren Landman, MD
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    World Politics

    Real-time fatality counts from conflict zones like Gaza are almost never right. Pay attention to them anyway.

    By Keren Landman, MD

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