World Hepatitis Day: for awareness, education, and remembrance
By Rachel Iannotti Last week the US kicked off Hepatitis Awareness Week on July 26th in preparation for World Hepatitis Day which is recognized annually on July 28th. This [...]
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Public Health in the News (1/6/19 – 1/12/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global New research suggests that Rift Valley fever may be even more dangerous to pregnant women than Zika virus. National New [...]
Public Health in the News (11/11/18 – 11/17/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global The rate of sudden cardiac death is twice as high in African Americans compared to caucasians. Europe’s drug regulatory [...]
Public Health in the News (10/28/18 – 11/10/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global Merck & Co. Inc. is ending a long-term agreement to supply a life-saving rotavirus vaccine to children in West Africa. [...]
Public Health in the News (12/31/17 – 1/6/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global The World Health Organization has approved an effective and inexpensive typhoid vaccine for global use. National The American [...]
Public Health in the News (8/20/17 – 8/26/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global Brazil may soon be facing another public health problem, Oropouche fever spread by insects. Longitudinal Swedish study suggests [...]
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 – October 26, 2014
Global The latest Ebola updates: As you have probably heard by now, a doctor in New York is now battling a case of Ebola. They have been treating him by giving him a blood [...]
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