Medical economics
Should COVID-19 vaccines and drugs be not-for-profit?
From HIV to Ebola, and now COVID-19, inequality in access to medicines and vaccines has been prevalent in developing countries for decades.
Mar 30, 2022
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Medical economics
COVID patent waiver 'solution' is unworkable and won't make enough difference for developing countries
There was a brief moment of euphoria last week, when it seemed that COVID-19 vaccines, medicines and supplies might be liberated from the World Trade Organization's intellectual property rights straitjacket and a patent waiver ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Health
Dismantling white supremacy in public health
The CDC recently declared racism as a threat to public health. But when it comes to dismantling white supremacy in public health, action must be taken beyond issuing statements declaring racism a public health crisis, says ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Medical research
The power of a genetic isolate: Hundreds of novel genetic discoveries
New results from the FinnGen research consortium demonstrate the undeniable benefits of Finnish health research environment for genomic research. Among the wealth of novel genetic discoveries are previously unknown genetic ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Vaccination
One billion Covid jabs: a pin-prick of hope for humanity
On December 8, 90-year-old British woman Margaret Keenan, resplendent in her Christmas T-shirt, received the Western world's first COVID vaccination—a chink of light at the end of the tunnel for humanity after a devastating ...
Apr 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is Ebola diverting resources from other neglected diseases?
Thanks in part to the Ebola crisis, neglected diseases have grabbed the world's attention. These diseases predominantly affect developing nations with limited resources to fund research, pay for treatments, and support public ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Health
How canine heart disease was tied to grain-free dog food
In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting on input from a group of veterinary researchers, began investigating whether the increasing popularity of grain-free dog foods had led to a sudden rise in a potentially ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Health
Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis
Edgar Fernandez keeps a mariachi suit in a rusty wardrobe at the public hospital in Caracas where he works as a nurse, donning it for performances that augment his meager salary.
Aug 27, 2019
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Other
Doctors hesitate to ask about patients' immigration status despite new Florida law
Fearful of risking their jobs, jeopardizing state funding for their institutions, and further politicizing health care, Florida hospital leaders have been reluctant to speak out against a new law that requires them to ask ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Russian internet giant offers free coronavirus tests
Russian internet giant Yandex has launched a free coronavirus testing service for the Moscow region as Russia boasts of one of the world's highest testing rates.
Apr 22, 2020
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