Archive: 13/11/2014
'Distress Thermometer' a new focus of patient concern
When the staff at Abington Memorial Hospital handed the breast cancer patient its new "Distress Thermometer" questionnaire, she instantly felt conflicted.
Nov 13, 2014
Forecasting diseases using Wikipedia
Analyzing page views of Wikipedia articles could make it possible to monitor and forecast diseases around the globe, according to research publishing this week in PLOS Computational Biology.
Nov 13, 2014
Harnessing the digital sharing revolution to drive global health research
The Global Health Network's suite of innovative free research tools can help tropical medicine researchers to collaborate, as reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases article, Strengthening Neglected Tropical Disease ...
Nov 13, 2014
Without security, there can be no health care
Beyond deaths, injuries, and displacements, the ongoing Syrian war is causing growing infectious disease epidemics. A short review published on November 13th in PLOS Pathogens reports on some of the epidemics spreading among ...
Nov 13, 2014
WHO confirms Uganda's Marburg-free status
The World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday that Uganda was free of the Ebola-like Marburg virus after completing a 42-day surveillance period with no new cases.
Nov 13, 2014