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World AIDS Day 2025: More Important than Ever
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and this year, for the first time, the US is not officially recognizing it. #WorldAIDSDay2025
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
Measurement Misspecification: When Your Data Aren't Wrong or Right.
If you’ve been reading E is for Epi for a while, you probably know about my chronic neck pain. Today's post is inspired by the challenges of measuring…
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
Direct-to-Consumer Lab Results are Probably Wrong
Doctors rely on the information they have about you to target medical tests at people most likely to be sick. This means that a positive test result…
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
When you're ripping off a bandaid, do it quick!
Over the last few weeks, the weight of the world has really been getting to me and I’ve found it hard to get motivated to write any articles. But today…
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
Here's what life before vaccines was really like
The morning of August 2nd 1852 promised a lovely summer’s day in London. But not for 8 year old George Williams.
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
A Short History of Children's Hospitals
The MAHA claim that there was “no autism when we were kids” has apparently now evolved into the even more nonsensical idea that “kids weren’t sick” at…
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
Kids & Public Health with The Pomegranate
This week, I’m answering questions from The Pomegranate about kids and public health.
 • Ellie Murray, ScD
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