Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Jocelyn is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Discover Magazine, Live Science, and Verywell Health, among other publications. She holds a Master's of Science in Psychology with a concentration in behavioral neuroscience and a Bachelor's of Science in integrative neuroscience from Binghamton University. Jocelyn has reported on several medical and science topics ranging from coronavirus news to the latest findings in women's health.

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A man waits in line to recieve the Monkeypox vaccine before the opening of a new mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022, in New York City. - New York, on the US East Coast, has already either administered or scheduled 21,500 vaccines and hopes to speed up the process, promising more than 30,000 jabs for the whole state. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

There Are More Monkeypox Vaccines—But Immunocompromised People May Still Be at Risk

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People With Food Allergies May Have Lower Risk of COVID-19 Infection

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Even Mild COVID-19 Infections Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Research Shows

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Study: Video Game Therapy May Help Patients Recover From a Stroke at Home

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Study: Two New Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease Identified

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