Elena Moretti
Field Medic/Combat Medic | Investigative Journalist/Social Affairs Correspondent | Human Rights Researcher/Advocacy Coordinator
Elena Moretti, a former field medic turned journalist who brings a uniquely humanitarian lens to global storytelling. With her background in emergency medicine, Elena understands firsthand the fragility of human life and the paramount importance of compassion in crisis. Her work consistently illuminates the personal stories behind headlines, giving voice to refugees fleeing conflict, examining how medical innovations reach those who need them most, and ensuring that progress doesn't leave vulnerable populations behind.
As the moral compass of our editorial team, Elena anchors each piece in fundamental questions: Who suffers? Who benefits? And how can journalism serve as a bridge toward greater understanding and equity? Her investigative rigor, combined with deep empathy for humanity's most pressing challenges, shapes every story we publish here.
Curated Articles
October 30, 2026
A carefully structured combination of diet and exercise may offer a powerful way to put type 2 diabetes into remission in younger adults. In a new clinical trial, more than half of participants who...
October 28, 2026
Intense rainstorms linked to a very active El Niño-driven Pacific hurricane season have left thousands of people in the Four Corners states displaced or facing massive cleanups from flooding.
The...
October 27, 2026
Flu season is picking up months ahead of schedule with a mutated virus spreading in some parts of the United States, surprising some people who might not even be thinking about their annual flu shots...
October 27, 2026
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in...
October 23, 2026
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and Southern University coach Marshall Faulk has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Faulk, 53, revealed his diagnosis on a podcast Wednesday. He said that...
October 23, 2026
A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is a “potentially dangerous dictator” whose power must be checked, a new national survey released Tuesday revealed amid deepening public...
October 23, 2026
WASHINGTON — Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study...
October 19, 2026
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Chris Martinez feels like Donald Trump has made a fool of him.
The 28-year-old maintenance technician from Casa Grande, Arizona, voted for the Republican president expecting...
October 7, 2026
Researchers published late-stage clinical trial data today for the latest obesity drug, retatrutide—expected to be the most powerful formula yet—and the results appear in line with high expectations....
October 6, 2026
U.S. and European officials are tracking a situation in southeastern Russia after a laboratory worker at an institute that studies the plague suddenly died of an unknown illness.
A spokesperson for...
October 1, 2026
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived the state's attempt to execute her Wednesday night when the lethal injection failed. She was transported to an area hospital, where she remained alive...
October 1, 2026
In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley's adult sons received an urgent email from the dementia care unit at Vista Grande Villa, a Michigan senior living community. They were told that their 85-year-old...
September 30, 2026
Allulose is a structural variant of fructose. It has the same chemical components, linked together in the same way, but the three-dimensional structure is different. In biological systems, shape...
September 28, 2026
An ironic development emerging alongside the “Make America Healthy Again” movement is the portrayal of nicotine as a wellness and performance-enhancing product. Across social media, podcasts, natural...
September 24, 2026
E-cigarettes have long been used as an alternative to traditional smoking, but public health data suggests some adults trying to quit vaping are turning back to cigarettes.
Recent data from Action on...
September 23, 2026
A mysterious man who died by suicide in an Idaho church in 1982 has finally been identified - and investigators have suggested he is likely the infamous Tylenol Murderer, who killed seven with...
September 21, 2026
Around all holidays, people tend to think about romance and who they are with if anyone. “I’m alone, but I’m not lonely,” master criminal Neil McCauley, played by Robert De Niro, says in the 1995 film...
September 18, 2026
An experimental treatment may have just given a 3-year-old boy with advanced liver cancer a new lease on life.
Doctors at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas and others detailed the...
September 17, 2026
Sugar can be part of a healthy diet—the American Heart Association recommends men limit their daily added sugar intake to 36 grams (9 teaspoons) and women limit theirs to 25 grams (6...
September 16, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO -- "People are still afraid of those three letters," says Gareth Thomas, a former Welsh rugby star.
He's talking about HIV. Thomas became a global champion for people living with HIV...
September 2, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent...
September 2, 2026
A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified a decades-old oral compound that produced substantial weight loss in obese mice.
Rather than...
September 1, 2026
Don’t be fooled by the question mark in the title of an article published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. When the authors, including medical superstar Ezekiel Emanuel...
August 31, 2026
People who consume greater amounts of a popular artificial sweetener could face a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests.
The research, which was presented at the ESC...
August 25, 2026
ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone.
It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having...
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