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Researchers say culture and the arts should have a stronger role in healthcare
Studies show that culture and the arts can have positive effects on health.
Nov 16, 2020
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Vaccination
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator.
Oct 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO urges countries to gamble on shared vaccine search
The WHO on Thursday urged countries to invest billions of dollars in searching for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments—calling it a snip compared to the vast economic cost of the coronavirus crisis.
Aug 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
To deal with COVID-19, the US should look to countries in Asia and Africa
Contrary to common sense, wealth has played a smaller role in determining a country's ability to manage the pandemic. Some developing or newly industrialized countries in Asia and Africa are experiencing only one percent ...
Aug 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil virus toll surges to third-highest in world
Brazil's death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed Italy's to become the third-highest in the world Thursday, as the UN's secretary-general called for a "people's vaccine" to stem the pandemic.
Jun 5, 2020
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Health
This can be a pivotal moment for global health
As a global action plan to achieve health for all is launched at the United Nations General Assembly, Alex Harris explores what this means for research and innovation.
Sep 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Index that tracks impact of pharmaceuticals worldwide to relaunch, focus on more diseases
The Global Health Impact Index, developed by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York to rank pharmaceutical companies based on their drugs' impact on global health, is launching a new, more-robust model ...
May 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UMSOM and GRAS begin second typhoid conjugate vaccine study in Africa
A new study has been launched in Burkina Faso for Bharat Biotech's typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV). It is the second clinical study underway in Africa for the vaccine and the first in West Africa. The vaccine study is a joint ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Health
The BMJ launches special collection on research for health in the Americas
Collection seeks to shape the research agenda and help fulfil the promise of high quality health for all
Jul 16, 2018
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Pediatrics
How this pediatrician came up with a solution to treat malnourished children around the world
Millions of babies in the developing world are getting treated for malnutrition and anemia with a nutrient-packed powder sprinkled onto their food.
Feb 6, 2018
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