Public Health: News and Research on Communicable Disease Control

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You don't need to be very altruistic to stop an epidemic

Reducing social contact is widely understood to slow disease spread, but because there is no personal health benefit gained from self-isolating, this would seem to require some concern for others. But how much do you have ...

How the environment may affect breast cancer risk

In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women. In Texas, more than 22,000 women were expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025, according to the Texas Department of State Health ...

Simple SMS 'nudge' a powerful prompt for timely vaccination

10,000 families participating in research by The Kids Research Institute Australia have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple text message for increasing the number of children receiving their vaccinations on time. Throughout ...

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