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Will Your Dog Get Dementia? A Large New Study Offers Clues.
The risk of canine cognitive dysfunction, a.k.a. “doggy dementia,” is far greater in dogs who don’t get enough exercise, researchers found. Their risk factors echo some in humans, whose homes they share. ...
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Standing Room Only for Jonathan Patz Lecture
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, Professor and Director, Global Environmental Health at the University of Wisconsin (at Madison) gave a great lecture Jan. 4 to a standing-room only crowd as part of the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series. His...
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Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
Even when it seems obvious that extreme heat was a factor, death certificates don’t always reflect the role it played. Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U...
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University of Washington Arboviral Research Network (UWARN)
This UWARN center for the Centers Researching Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID, formerly known as EIDRCs) will establish research and coordination with arboviral research laboratories and cohorts in Brazil, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, and Taiwan...
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Dr. Carey Farquhar awarded Fogerty International Center HIV Research Training Program grant
The Fogarty International Center 's HIV Research Training Program is issuing 22 awards , including one to UW Global Health's own Dr. Carey Farquhar. Dr. Farquhar's training grant, Improving the HIV Care Cascade in Kenya through...
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ACTIoN: Study of ACuTe Infections on Novel HIV Prevention Modalities Description
To perform intensive studies of causes of Acute HIV infections (AHI) for PrEP users (including oral, vaginal ring and injectable PrEP) at HIV seroconversion, and monitor the subsequent outcome on antiretroviral treatment. The causes of AHI on PrEP are...
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Judd Walson Named Department of Global Health Vice Chair
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New DEWORM3 Project Will Explore Integrated Approaches
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Julianne Meisner
Marian and David Blazes Health Ecology Endowed Faculty Fellowship, Global Health ...
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Get a Poster for 11th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference
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