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Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc

Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc, reports for 木瓜直播's Enterprise & Investigative Journalism team. She has over seven years of experience reporting on a wide range of topics in medical news and research. Most recently her writing has focused on COVID-19 and oncology. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, Nature Medicine News, and others. She graduated from Harvard University (AB Anthropology), Oxford University (MSc Biological Anthropology), and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD). Send story tips to vhackethal@medpagetoday.com.

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Review ID's Racism During Care of Black Doctor Who Died of COVID

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Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19?

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Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2

What do scientists know about its behavior, and how does that help predict what comes next?

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How Molnupiravir Moved to the Head of the 'COVID Pill' Pack

Work on the broad-spectrum antiviral started over a decade ago at Emory

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