Vaccination
Anti-vax moms have outsized voice on social media
A high school student from Ohio made national headlines recently by getting inoculated despite his family's anti-vaccination beliefs.
Sep 13, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Spate of clinical trials has scientists hopeful about a vaccine to prevent HIV
First there were the drugs that could knock back HIV to undetectable levels, and the virus was no longer synonymous with a death sentence. Then came a treatment that allowed people who were HIV-negative to remain that way, ...
Sep 6, 2019
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Health
Doctors say new rule will mean sicker immigrants
Diabetics skipping regular checkups. Young asthmatics not getting preventive care. A surge in expensive emergency room visits.
Aug 18, 2019
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Vaccination
Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for many parents
Over 1,160 cases of measles have been confirmed in the U.S. in 2019. That is more measles cases in just seven months than any full year this decade, and, more problematically, more than all U.S. measles cases from 2010-2013 ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Political support, strong public health systems key to eliminating measles outbreaks worldwide
Strong political support and strong public health systems are necessary to combat measles outbreaks, which are growing in frequency around the world, argue public health experts in a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jul 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How France is persuading its citizens to get vaccinated
In February this year, a holiday in paradise turned into a nightmare for one French family. Soon after their arrival in Costa Rica, their unvaccinated five-year-old son developed measles, the country's first case since 2014. ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola: A public health response in crisis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the throes of its worst Ebola outbreak since the disease was first discovered there in 1976. It is the second-worst outbreak in history, behind the West Africa outbreak of 2014 that ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Health
In Niger, mass distribution of antibiotics proves effective: study
The mass administration of antibiotics to villages in Niger led to a reduction of a childhood mortality, without apparently creating resistance to antibiotics so feared by public health experts, according to a study published ...
Jun 6, 2019
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Health
First national estimates of virginity in Japan: One in 10 adults in their 30s remains a virgin
Japan has an increasing percentage of young adults with no history of heterosexual vaginal intercourse. Public health experts at the University of Tokyo have completed the most detailed analysis of national fertility survey ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Diabetes
A wealthier India sees alarming rise in adolescent diabetes
Rohin Sarin is midway through his 9th grade geography class when he starts feeling light-headed and dizzy, a sign that his blood sugar levels are dipping. He quietly removes his insulin pen from his school bag, gives himself ...
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