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Coronavirus: Why We Need the World Health Organization (Podcast interview with Judy Wasserheit)
Dr. Judith Wasserheit, Chair of the Department of Global Health, and Dr. Charles Holmes, Georgetown University join the Infectious Diseases Society of America's (IDSA) COVID-19 podcast to discuss the critical role of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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UW Today: UW Remains Fifth in Global Ranking of University Achievements in Scientific Research
By Victor Balta ...
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Devex: Three Innovations That Could Transform TB Diagnosis and Care
By Sophie Cousins ...
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Washington Tuberculosis Expert Receives Local Public Health Award
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Christopher Murray Previews Global Burden of Disease Study
Christopher J.L. Murray, a UW professor in global health and director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), on Dec. 6 gave a preview of a long awaited study (The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 Study)...
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Economic Effects of the Double Burden of Malnutrition (The Lancet - Features Carol Levin)
Observations from many countries indicate that multiple forms of malnutrition might coexist in a country, a household, and an individual. Health effects of the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) include those associated with both undernutrition, such...
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How does heat kill? It confuses your brain, shuts down your organs, and overworks your heart
As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW,...
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Countering Backlash, Reclaiming Gender Justice
The project aims to analyse the many forms of backlash in recent times against the progress made on women’s rights and increase the capacity of various groups to counter the backlash. It intends to help non-profits, government and other stakeholder in...
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New Scientific Study: No Safe Level of Alcohol
By IHME ...
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Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states
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. ...