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New Fogarty Fellowship in Peru to Establish Center for Innovation in Global Health
The KUSKAYA project presented jointly by the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru and the University of Washington in Seattle, was one of five projects in 2013 that received funding from the Fogarty International Center to establish a...
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Seattle’s nights are hotter than ever. Climate change means more to come
In the Puget Sound region, average monthly lows are rising in all summer months, with August continuing to see the highest lows. And, while minimum temperatures are up year-round, the summer months — July to September — have seen the sharpest increases....
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Most COVID transmission is still asymptomatic
Some 60% of virus spread starts with those who have no symptoms. A cough or sneeze in the checkout line at the grocery store may elicit fear of COVID-19 , but that maskless person quietly sitting next to you on the subway could pose just as much of a...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Life Expectancy Gap Between White and Black Americans
Researchers from the University of Washington looked at the data from death and census records to estimate life expectancy for Black, white and Hispanic Americans over a three-decade span from 1990 to 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic reversed a promising...
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Cheap ‘morning-after’ pill could curb STD surge, CDC says
A cheap antibiotic could help slow the growing U.S. epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, researchers say. ...
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New Endowed Professorship for Study of Population Health
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Integrated Next-generation Surveillance in Global Health: Translation to Action (INSIGHT to Action)
This is a five-year project CDC-funded cooperative agreement to conduct a comprehensive assessment of public health surveillance systems, and facilitate the incorporation of next generation approaches including genomics, spatial mapping and modeling,...
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Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the rise
Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. “Rising temperatures are having consequences,” said University of Washington environmental health professor Kristie Ebi, a report co-author. ...
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UW Obstetrician to Study COVID-19 Impacts on Pregnancy (UW Medicine - Quotes Kristina Adams Waldorf)
While pregnant women are included in those thought to be at high risk for COVID-19, not much is actually known yet about the virus' potential impacts on pregnancy. ...