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Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it
"Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally. It afflicts more people worldwide than low back pain or diabetes – or even anxiety and depression combined," writes Nicholas Kassebaum, adjunct professor of global health...
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A COVID mystery: Some people never get sick even after being exposed to the virus
A big mystery of the COVID-19 pandemic that researchers are baffled by is that some people are exposed to the virus but never get sick even as others are diagnosed with it multiple times, despite being vaccinated. Researchers say figuring out why...
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Opinion: Address housing crisis with transparency, accountability
"The regional approach to homelessness and affordable housing in Seattle and King County is a mess. With future investments predicted to be in the billions of dollars, strong fiscal accountability is essential. At the same time, we must increase the...
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Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
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Q & A with Sarah Lawrence
Research Assistant, University of Washington Department of Global Health ...
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How to Recognize Heat Illness and Stay Cool during Extreme Weather
The ill effects of heat kill more people in the U.S. than those of any other weather phenomenon, according to the National Weather Service. And globally the growing number of longer-lasting and hotter heat waves because of climate change has left people...
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V-OLA: Point-of-care HIV Viral Load Monitoring and Drug Resistance Testing
Develop a simple-to-perform assay to rapidly determine if HIV viral load consistent with virologic failure of treatment, and for patients failing therapy, to tests their virus for drug resistance mutations. ...
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Why Rapid COVID-19 Test Results Are Getting More Confusing
Experts say ambiguous results on at-home tests may be more common now — but not because rapid tests aren’t working. In fact, these confusing results could actually be a good thing, at least as far as your immune system goes. ...
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Q & A WITH SARAH MASYUKO
Research Assistant, University of Washington Department of Global Health ...
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Department Will Play Key Role at Consortium of Universities for Global Health(CUGH) Conference
More than 1500 people from 50 countries will convene this weekend in Washington, D.C., around the topic of Universities 2.0: Advancing the Global Health Agenda in the Post-MDG Era . Both Department Chair King Holmes and Vice Chair Judith...