November 20, 2024 | Health News
With notable cases of bird flu in the Northwest, how concerned should Washingtonians be?
NPR
November 19, 2024 | Health News
Clarivate announces Highly Cited Researchers 2024
UW Medicine Newsroom
More than 30 scientists have been named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list for work conducted over the past few years at the UW School of Medicine or the Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
November 17, 2024 | Health News
Dengue fever spiked to record levels in 2024: Climate change will make it even worse
USA Today
Dengue fever, a potentially fatal virus spread by mosquitoes, is sweeping across the Americas, breaking records with a skyrocketing rate of infections.
November 14, 2024 | Department News
Student-led organization activating community to tackle the opioid crisis
The Daily
Shubham Bansal and other students founded Narcare in 2023 as an independent nonprofit organization based in Washington. It has since expanded nationwide with various chapters advocating for increased accessibility to naloxone in communities.
November 13, 2024 | Department News
For Heidi van Rooyen, equitable partnerships are at the center of global health leadership
UW School of Public Health
Heidi van Rooyen didn’t pursue a degree in public health, but it came knocking on her door all the same. “In a way, public health found me,” she said. It found her growing up in South Africa. From a young age, van Rooyen had a sharp awareness of health inequities that resulted from apartheid.
November 05, 2024 | Department News
New Year, New Students, New Possibilities for DGH
The Department of Global Health (DGH) is honored to welcome 45 new students to our community. Of the 45 students, six are joining the Pathobiology PhD program, nine are beginning their studies in the PhD in Global Health Metrics and Implementation Science program, and 30 are entering the Master of Global Health program.
October 30, 2024 | Department News
DGH Welcomes New Chair, Heidi van Rooyen
On October 1, Heidi van Rooyen began her appointment as the Chair of the Department of Global Health (DGH). Van Rooyen is an internationally recognized and accomplished South African scholar.
October 29, 2024 | Department News
Q&A: After developing a better way to count homelessness, UW researchers discuss how more accurate data can help providers and people
UW News
America’s homeless services system relies on a massive amount of data, and at first glance, that data is exacting. Federal reports describe the country’s unhoused population in granular detail, listing precisely how many people are experiencing homelessness in each city along with detailed demographic data.
October 25, 2024 | Health News
Lancet report goal: Halve premature mortality by 2050
UW Medicine Newsroom
A report published this month in The Lancet focuses on a global concern: premature death. It argues, optimistically, that countries can cut their populations’ risk of premature death in half by 2050, if they choose. A UW Medicine coauthor gives context to data showing poor U.S. progress on the metric, relative to other nations’ rates.
October 25, 2024 | Health News
Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states
NBC News
Four new cases of avian influenza were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week, the latest in a drumbeat of human infections cropping up across the U.S. as the virus continues to spread among farm animals.