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Smoking and other risk factors cause almost half of cancer deaths, study finds
Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million cancer deaths around the world in 2019, new research suggests. The new study is the first to estimate how a list of 34 risk factors...
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Developing data science solutions to mitigate the health impacts of climate change in Africa: the HE2AT Center
The Heat and Health African Transdisciplinary Center (HE2AT Center) will generate new knowledge on the impacts of heat waves and extreme heat on clinical conditions and on people living in vulnerable urban settings, applying data sciences approaches to...
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Dr. Greg Martin Features DCP3 in Health Economics Video
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Assoc. Prof. Michael Chung Awarded Fogarty's Research Training eCapacity Initiative Grant Award
In an effort to increase the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in global health interventions and address technical expertise gaps among scientists in developing countries, a new NIH initiative has awarded $1.6 million over three...
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Together, we are ready
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Nhi Ho
She/Her nhiho@uw.edu Year Entered: 2022 Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Prior Degree and Institution: Lewis and Clark College: BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology RESEARCH INTERESTS Host-pathogen interactions, maternal-fetal health
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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and...
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UW SPH’s Connie Celum receives the 2024 ASPPH Research Excellence Award
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Champion of Change -- DGH Alumnus Mohamed Ali Honored
From refugee to White House honoree: Mohamed Ali (MPH, GH, ’08), co-chair of the King County Somali Health Board, received a national Champion of Change award for his public health efforts during a recent winter storm. See the KING-5 TV video .
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Understanding the role of schools in supporting HIV treatment outcomes among HIV infected adolescents (TIMIZA)
This is a mixed-methods study project to generate data on contributions of the school environment to HIV treatment outcomes and propose school based interventions to improve outcomes for school going HIV positive adolescents. Primary collaborators are...