Conversations on social media about female genital mutilation (FGM) have not changed dramatically over the five years to 2020, according to an analysis of English Twitter data, though there was a shift from raising awareness ...
Jul 25, 2023
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It is imperative that we augment and enhance the public health infrastructure in the United States in order for it to achieve its mission of preventing illness and promoting health, says the American College of Physicians ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Hispanic adults with mental health conditions are 17% less likely to receive treatment than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. But what causes this disparity and how can we fix it?
Jul 13, 2023
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The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000–2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Public health workers in rural America are often overtaxed by the clinical and administrative demands of their work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they also faced a lack of support to make daily, data-based decisions in their ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Uganda reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 21, 2020. Almost a year later, the first batch of vaccines to protect against the spread of the disease arrived in the country.
Apr 21, 2023
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Public health messages that focus on protecting others are more effective at increasing vaccination rates than messages focused on protecting oneself, according to a study. Vaccine hesitancy is a challenge for public health ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Low vaccine coverage and weak infrastructure have fueled a recurrence of diphtheria in Nigeria, especially in rural areas beset by poor access to healthcare services, public health experts say.
Mar 28, 2023
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Health information on M(onkey)pox, posted on the social media platform TikTok, is often inaccurate, incomplete, and of poor quality, finds a recent analysis of relevant videos, published in the open access journal BMJ Global ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.
Mar 13, 2023
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