Keren Landman

Keren Landman is an independent journalist based in Atlanta. She is a physician trained in infectious diseases, has written peer-reviewed research publications on HIV and malaria prevention and treatment, and has worked as a medical epidemiologist for local and federal public-health institutions. She writes about health for The Atlantic and National Geographic.

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  1. A Convenient Piece of Junk Science

    RFK Jr. is prepared to rework the FDA’s official assessment of the abortion pill mifepristone based at least in part on a questionable report.

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  2. Making Primary Care Trans-Friendly

    The medical knowledge needed to treat transgender people is not particularly complex, but patients still often struggle to find doctors who are prepared to treat them.

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