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Public health should embrace GLP-1 drugs without abandoning obesity prevention
Alana Garrigues 12/5/25 Alana Garrigues 12/5/25

Public health should embrace GLP-1 drugs without abandoning obesity prevention

Published in STAT News
November 2025

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https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/28/weight-loss-drugs-obesity-prevention-importance/

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American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate
Alana Garrigues 12/5/25 Alana Garrigues 12/5/25

American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate

Published in Slate
August 2025

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https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html?tpcc=giftedarticle

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COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’
Andrew Stokes 1/25/23 Andrew Stokes 1/25/23

COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’

Published in The Conversation
January 2023

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https://theconversation.com/covid-19-deaths-in-the-us-continue-to-be-undercounted-research-shows-despite-claims-of-overcounts-198266

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Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist
Andrew Stokes 8/30/22 Andrew Stokes 8/30/22

Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist

Published in The Conversation
August 2022

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https://theconversation.com/low-vaccine-booster-rates-are-now-a-key-factor-in-covid-19-deaths-and-racial-disparities-in-booster-rates-persist-187272

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‘Hidden’ COVID fatalities show US death investigations need reform
Andrew Stokes 7/25/22 Andrew Stokes 7/25/22

‘Hidden’ COVID fatalities show US death investigations need reform

Published in The Hill
July 2022

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https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3572982-hidden-covid-fatalities-show-us-death-investigations-need-reform/

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Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for US Death Investigation Systems
Andrew Stokes 7/27/21 Andrew Stokes 7/27/21

Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for US Death Investigation Systems

Published in the American Journal of Public Health / April 2021

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https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306331

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The ‘obesity paradox’ may not be a paradox at all
Andrew Stokes 6/6/17 Andrew Stokes 6/6/17

The ‘obesity paradox’ may not be a paradox at all

Published in the International Journal of Obesity / June 2017

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Published June 6, 2017

https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo201799

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When Industry and Public Health Collide
Andrew Stokes 9/10/16 Andrew Stokes 9/10/16

When Industry and Public Health Collide

Published as a Boston University School of Public Health Viewpoint / September 2016

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Published September 16, 2016

https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2016/when-industry-and-public-health-collide/

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