Public Health in the News (7/23/17 – 8/5/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global The Pan American Health Organization reported that the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has ended. New analysis shows a 52.4% [...]
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Public Health in the News (7/9/17 – 7/15/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global The United Nations announced that it has suspended the cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen since the efforts would be [...]
Public Health in the News (6/11/17 – 6/24/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global New study finds that over 10 percent of the world’s population is obese and that excess weight contributed to 4 million [...]
Public Health in the News (5/28/17 – 6/3/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global Fifteen children in South Sudan have died as a result of a botched measles vaccination campaign in which the team was not properly [...]
Public Health in the News (5/14/17 – 5/20/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to spread. New study stresses the importance of getting the [...]
Public Health in the News (4/27/17 – 5/6/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global Study on Chinese adults suggests that consuming fresh fruit may reduce the risk for diabetes and its complications. Broad [...]
Public Health in the News (4/1/17 – 4/8/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global A safe and effective male contraceptive has been developed in rural India, but major drug companies are not yet expressing [...]
Public Health in the News- August 28th, 2016
Global Nigeria was set to celebrate being polio-free for two years this August. Despite efforts to eradicate this disease, two children in different parts of Borno state [...]
