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Bill Gates, South Korea expand global health partnership
Bill Gates, South Korea expand global health partnership By Joori Roh and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – South Korea agreed on Tuesday to
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Tackling HIV/AIDS in Barbados
HIV/AIDS rates in the Caribbean are the highest in the world after Sub-Saharan Africa. With the prevalence rate within the region being 1.6% in 2005,
Screening for a deadly virus in livestock milk
Earlier this year, two Stanford researchers and their colleagues in Kenya made a surprising discovery: A sample of fresh milk, brought to an urban
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US Aid to Help Pay Ukraine’s Health Care Workers
On July 12, 2022, the U.S. and World Bank announced the provision of $1.7 billion in aid to help pay Ukraine’s health care workers and supply
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Where it Matters Most
The infant, carried by her father, had been vomiting for several days. The patient’s history was consistent with pyloric stenosis, but there were
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Building Behavioral Design Skills: A Conversation with Breakthrough ACTION Innovator Bouraima Gnanou
This is part of a series of conversations with members of the Niger and Burkina Faso National Innovations Teams (NITs), a group of 54 health
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Review of “Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Africa”
by Rebecca Gwira Rebecca Gwira is a 2022 UNC CEED Summer Research Fellow and a graduate student in the Department of Counseling and Psychological
Heat waves threaten health of outdoor laborers
From Laredo, Texas, to London, heatwaves have been smashing records this month. While some people can cool down with air conditioning and other
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How Your Heart Will Kill You...Eventually If Not Sooner
The dinosaur media is at it again. They've come up with multiple reasons why apparently fragile human beings (aka carbon-based lifeforms/organ
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How Your Heart Will Kill You...Eventually If Not Sooner
The dinosaur media is at it again, fixating on one particular health issue. They've come up with multiple reasons why apparently fragile human
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Tackling typhoid, one finger prick at a time
Most people in the United States, myself included, tend to think of typhoid as a disease vanquished by 1920 with the advent of public sewage systems
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The Power of Co-Design: Lessons Learned from Diverse Stakeholder Perspectives
As behavioral designers, we know it’s important for end users and other stakeholders to participate in the design process for any new solution.
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WHO Warns: There’s A “Real Risk” Monkeypox Will Become “Established” Outside Africa
Monkeypox is an established endemic disease on the African continent. However, the World Health Organization is now warning that it could become
Video helps Eswatini residents avoid snake bites
In the Kingdom of Eswatini, three-quarters of the residents live on small farms in rural areas -- land that is also home to several species of highly
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Nobel Laureate Calls for Ending Intellectual Property Rules for COVID Vaccines
Social entrepreneur and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called for a comprehensive waiver of intellectual property rules for