I am a physician-researcher focused on the epidemiology of chronic diseases, especially inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an incurable and often debilitating condition in which the immune system attacks the gut. Humans have an evolved talent for spotting patterns in a chaotic world, and epidemiologists like myself harness that instinct to uncover associations in complex health data. Those associations help us understand why diseases develop, how trends change over time, and which exposures or interventions might alter risk or outcomes in practice. Read More

From the hills near Metula, Israel’s northernmost town, distance is not measured in kilometers but in seconds. I know this not as a metaphor, but from standing there myself — looking out at the Lebanese border and realizing how impossibly close it is. Neither a map nor a military briefing is needed to see the danger. You need only look up. Read More