On the 2016 Olympic schedule: a public health match
by Claire Vernon Athletes and sports fans around the world are preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games which begin this Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1] but as we look [...]
zika virus
Public Health in the News: May 8, 2016
Global An international collaborative introduced a rapid zika paper test. International aid groups warn against US food aid shipment of peanuts: “it will deliver an [...]
NPHR Public Health News May 1st 2016
Global News Ever wonder whose job it is to go around during war to pull people from the rubble and provide emergency care? meet the white helmet brigade in Syria. Does the [...]
Public Health in the News – April 10, 2016
Global GlaxoSmithKline takes first step to making drugs more affordable in low-income countries. The growing problem of diabetes world-wide: “the cost of diabetes [...]
Public Health in the News – April 3, 2016
Global Zika virus research is raising questions about controversial fetal-tissue research. Defining autism with a broader lens: how cultural differences influence clinical [...]
Public Health in the News – March 28, 2016
Global A great outline of the things we know so far about the Zika virus. The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a report analyzing the possible global health impacts of [...]
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