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Cities respond to rising heat … with new hires
People around the world are dying from heat exposure. A few cities and towns — from Phoenix and Miami here in the U.S. to Athens, Greece — are responding by hiring “chief heat officers.” It’s a step to the future of local heat resilience as the climate...
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Developing and Evaluating Point-of-Care Antigen and Immunoassays for COVID-19 and Cytokine Release Syndrome among people being screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection in Seattle
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of novel point-of-care tests for COVID-19 infection in Seattle. ...
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Expanding Surgical Services in Kampala, Uganda
The UW is working with Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery (UCSF), the University of British Columbia, and Harvard on an informal partnership to help expand the training of anesthesia and surgery residents, as well as anesthesia officers in...
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Aerobiology, immunology, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission
This is a study of TB aerobiology, infectiousness and incidence in Nairobi, Kenya. Primary collaborators are KEMRI Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research and the National TB, Leprosy, and Lung Disease Program. Funding is provided through an R01 grant...
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Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations — here's why that's a big deal
The health toll of climate change will come under the spotlight at this year’s international climate negotiations in Dubai, known as COP28, where for the first time the meeting will feature prominent conversations about exactly how a warming planet...
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Massachusetts is Now Tracking How Many People Died Due to Heat
After days of forecasters warning of dangerous heat, Massachusetts will be identifying and evaluating if anyone died due to the heat. Previously Massachusetts was among states that did not track heat-related deaths where exposure to extreme heat was a...
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SPH Close Up: Kenny Sherr
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Clarivate announces Highly Cited Researchers 2024
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Fitzpatrick Named Assistant Dean for Graduate Education at School of Public Health
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Cluster RCT of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to improve integration of HIV prevention and treatment services in family planning clinics at Ministry of Health program scale in Kenya
This is a cluster randomized trial of family planning clinics in Mombasa County Kenya testing an implementation science tool, the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach, implemented by Kenyan public health workforce as a strategy to improve HIV...