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Katherine Ellen Foley

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Why is Working Out So Painful?

January 19, 2015May 25, 2015Leave a comment

THERE’S A REASON THOSE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TO GO TO THE GYM MORE OFTEN ARE SO HARD TO KEEP

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The future of marathons is in the hands of the casual runner

Marathons are the main event for casual runners, but Covid-19 has thwarted all major prospects. Without big races, the future of major running events depends on improvising, trail races, and casual runners.

The first Covid-19 vaccines have changed biotech forever

Lipid nanoparticles, which deliver the latest mRNA vaccines to us, usher in a new wave of pharmaceuticals that could make dreams of "The Magic School Bus" a reality

The business of fertility

Fertility started out as an evolutionary need. But with the advent of infertility medicine, the industry has ballooned into a money-making machine rife with inequality. A six-part series for Quartz.

Old sewers are becoming a modern Covid-19 watchdog

The need for better health surveillance during the Covid-19 pandemic is taking us back to one of the earliest public health interventions: sewage systems.

Disrupting Dementia

As the globe's population ages, dementias will become one of the largest health burdens of our time. In a five-part series for Quartz, I break down the emotional and financial costs of caregiving, the science behind earlier detection, and the path to better treatments ahead.

The US communities hit hardest by Covid-19 are also the most ignored

Older adults are the most at risk of severe complications from Covid-19. Those with limited English proficiency, however, have had an even harder time navigating the pandemic because due to a lack of resources and information in diverse languages.

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