Public Health in the News (5/12/19 – 5/18/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global African swine fever outbreaks in Asia are leading to shortage of pork. National The CDC reported that the United States [...]
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Public Health in the News (10/14/18 – 10/20/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global Australian study shows that pills used to treat HIV infection can also prevent infection if taken every day, which would slow [...]
Public Health in the News (5/13/18 – 5/19/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global The World Health Organization announced that Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to Mbandaka, a densely populated city. The [...]
Public Health in the News (2/11/18 – 2/17/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global The World Health Organization is responding to a major outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Longitudinal study finds that [...]
Public Health in the News (1/14/18 – 1/20/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global Study finds that women using oral contraceptives had lower risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer, and that the risks were lower [...]
Public Health in the News (7/2/17 – 7/8/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global The cholera epidemic in Yemen continues to spread, with over 269,608 people infected since April. National The CDC reported that [...]
Investing in the Long-Term Solution to Public Health in Africa: Education
by Osefame Ewaleifoh, PhD/MPH candidate A few weeks ago we visited Douentza, a picturesque community south of the Mopti region of Mali as part of the Northwestern Access to [...]
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