Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alliance set to buy millions of Ebola vaccine doses
A major vaccine alliance said Thursday it planned to purchase millions of Ebola vaccine doses as soon as a safe and effective one is found.
Dec 11, 2014
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US companies warned of possible prosecution for outbreaks
Following a deadly listeria outbreak in ice cream in the U.S. earlier this year, justice officials are warning food companies that they could face criminal and civil penalties if they inadvertently poison their customers.
Jul 13, 2015
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Five new Ebola cases in Guinea in 24 hours
Five new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been recorded in Guinea in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Apr 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada confirms first virus case
Canadian health authorities on Monday confirmed the country's first case of a deadly coronavirus that originated in China and said the patient's wife had also tested positive.
Jan 27, 2020
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Medical research
Designing better contact-tracing apps for the next pandemic
As COVID-19 began to spread last spring, apps were developed to track cellphone signals and other data so people who had been near those who were infected could be notified and asked to quarantine. The novel coronavirus rapidly ...
Apr 6, 2021
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CDC report card: Good, bad marks on target battles
Three years ago, the nation's top public health agency picked its key battles. Now, its first report card on reaching those goals gives it a grade of pretty good but needs improvement.
Nov 21, 2013
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Health
Excluding partisanship questions from health surveys could lead to ineffective policy, say researchers
A new commentary in the American Journal of Public Health urges public health researchers to incorporate questions about partisan identity in demographic data collection, arguing that excluding this information could lead ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Workshop yields new function-promoting therapy research
Experts have identified a public health need as well as strategic opportunities for the accelerated development of function-promoting therapies for older adults. They present new research on this topic in a supplemental issue ...
Jun 28, 2023
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CDC chief asks for, and gets, cut to his record $375K pay
The new head of the top U.S. public health agency has asked for—and will receive—a cut to his record-setting pay, federal officials said Monday.
Apr 30, 2018
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Examining the role of public health in racism
In a new article published in Harvard Public Health Review, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) students critically examine the role of public health in racism and oppression and how they, as the future leaders of public health, ...
Nov 3, 2021
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