Public Health in the News (4/9/17 – 4/15/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global Podoconiosis outbreak in Uganda caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil, rather than worms. Yellow fever outbreak in rural [...]
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Recent News and Health: March 17, 2017
By Claire Vernon, PhD and former NPHR editor You have undoubtedly seen the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) summary [1] of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the [...]
Public Health in the News – February 15, 2015
Global The UK has voted in favor of allowing a method that would result in babies with three parents. This would help prevent parents from passing along certain genetic [...]
Public Health in the News – August 10, 2014
Global The Ugandan Supreme Court declared null and void the country’s anti-homosexuality law. Though stigma continues, this decision is a win for LGBT activists and [...]
Public Health in the News – August 3, 2014
Global Updates on the Ebola outbreak: The science blog Lunchbox Science has a great post up about the basics of Ebola and what is happening in this current outbreak. Many [...]
Public Health in the News – February 16, 2014
Global The EU has introduced a new platform (called foodrisc) to better communicate risk associated with certain food and food product recalls. This year’s Winter [...]
