Kasra Zarei

Bio

I am a medical and graduate student at the University of Iowa and aspiring physician-scientist. My research interests and work broadly focus on multicultural health, traumatic and adverse experiences, and other social determinants of health and disparities among immigrants, refugees and other underserved populations. I'm excited to join the team at The Inquirer as an AAAS Mass Media Fellow.

Clips

• How coronavirus and civil unrest put children’s health at risk

• CHOP doctors’ prescription for a safer summer: masks, off-peak beach visits, lots of hand washing

• Emerging threat to coronavirus patients: ‘Superinfections’ with drug-resistant bacteria

• Coronavirus cases rise in states with relaxed face mask policies

• Philly kids and adults are skipping routine immunizations, even as search for COVID-19 vaccine goes on

• Coronavirus contact tracing raises concerns about digital privacy

• Coronavirus means kids’ fitness routines have changed, leaving them vulnerable to weight gain, obesity

• Systemic racism is a public health issue. Community health workers are proven to help

• For every COVID-19 death, nine relatives suffer, Penn State researchers say

• Parents, health experts weigh pros and cons of reopening schools on kids’ mental health

• Most parents of unvaccinated teens have no intention of getting HPV vaccine for their kids, study finds

• Are coronavirus reinfections a true concern? Experts say it’s unlikely, but immunity is still an open question

• Pennsylvania suspends requirements for childhood immunizations, and that has pediatricians worried

• Another COVID inequity: Low-income and rural communities lack access to ICU beds, Penn study finds

• Masks could save the lives of 66,000 Americans by Dec. 1 - if more people wear them.

• Antivax social media can influence flu vaccines — unless family and friends step in

• For medical students, the pandemic brings isolation, inspiration

• How microaggressions in health care hurt minorities