
Bianca Garcia
American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media FellowBianca is a Filipina-American science reporter. She joins WUNC as a 2025 American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellow after just having completed her Master's in Media, Medicine, and Health from Harvard Medical School. She fell in love with radio during her time at The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, ME. Listen to or read her work at Gravy, Heritage Radio Network, WMPG, STAT First Opinion.
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Thousands of Native Americans have their racial identity wrongly recorded on their death certificates. This has led to a skewed understanding of health disparities. In a field where data defines action, the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership says it has to find other ways to learn about and address tribal health disparities.
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Medicaid is under threat in NC and nationwide. Losing insurance is more than an inconvenience. Research shows that disruptions to insurance coverage can have serious health consequences.
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There’s a trade-off between the accuracy and sustainability of different large language models, according to German researchers. An NC expert weighs in.
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Researchers are creating evaluation frameworks to ensure the safe usage of LLMs, like ChatGPT, at Duke Health
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UNC researcher Chelsea Black partnered with Indonesian shark fishermen. Together, they discovered the third-known tiger shark hotspot, and are fighting to protect it.
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The first images from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory debuted on June 23, 2025. Scientists at Duke and across the world await the groundbreaking data it will come to collect.