{
  "id": 14264617,
  "title": "Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-whose-reporting-on-infectious-diseases-and-public",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:11:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
    "slug": "stat-news",
    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-stat-reporter-obituary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}