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Biometrics System for Identifying People Living with HIV Ready
A biometric system that will use a patient’s iris for identification has been tested and reported ready for deployment. The system tested among 8,794 HIV patients is reported to have been highly effective, acceptable and friendly to use. ...
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The role of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in driving clinical and nutritional deterioration, and azithromycin's potential effect, among children discharged from hospital in Kenya
This study will test for enteropathogens and resistance genes in fecal samples and Escherichia coli collected from Kenyan children at hospital discharge and 3-months thereafter using qPCR and link this molecular data to re- hospitalization, vital status...
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Dr. Ruanne Barnabas Receives King K. Holmes Endowed Professorship in STD and AIDS
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Ana Weil
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Global Health ...
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Andy Stergachis, Dir. of UW Global Medicine Program, Honored with Washington State Pharmacist of the Year
The Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) announced its 2013 awards winners, who underscore WSPA’s commitment to the quality of care. The winners were acknowledged at the Awards of Distinction luncheon, November 9, 2013 at the Great Wolf...
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VICE: The Opioid Crisis Might Be Even Worse Than It Seems Because Doctors Are Misreporting Deaths
By Keegan Hamilton ...
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NPR: People Are Living Longer in Places You Wouldn't Expect
By Emily Sohn ...
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Wired: The Price of Zika? About $4 Million Per Child
By Emma Grey Ellis ...
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Accelerating Delivery of rheUmatic heart disease preventive iNterventions in Uganda (ADUNU)
Our objective is to partner with the Ugandan government to test a novel community-based program, ADUNU (Acholi for “heart”) that aims to find individuals with RHD and provide secondary prevention close to where they live. The program will be tested in...
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New Test is First in U.S. to Help Detect New STD Threat
It is hard to get much of a reputation if nobody knows you’re around, and that has definitely been the case for mycoplasma genitalium, the tiny bacteria estimated to be more prevalent than the bug that causes gonorrhea but is almost completely off...