3 ways public health has saved lives from history to the modern day
The coronovirus outbreak has reminded us of the importance of public health responses in managing the spread of disease.
Mar 2, 2020
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The coronovirus outbreak has reminded us of the importance of public health responses in managing the spread of disease.
Mar 2, 2020
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Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus.
Mar 1, 2020
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The marketing of alcoholic beverages is one cause of underage drinking, public health experts conclude. Because of this, countries should abandon what are often piecemeal and voluntary codes to restrict alcohol marketing ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Of all places, why are 13 people potentially exposed to a viral outbreak being treated and observed in Omaha, Nebraska?
Feb 18, 2020
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In October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second medication for use as HIV preexposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, sparking controversy about which drug should be prescribed. Gilead Sciences, ...
Jan 13, 2020
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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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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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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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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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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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