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Ebola is difficult to contain because of human social and behavioural factors. But it can be if 100% of the infected people's contacts are identified and monitored.
Les faits sont incontestables : l'épidémie actuelle d'Ebola est en expansion et ne donne aucun répit. La méfiance envers l’autorité, la guerre civile et le virus constituent un cocktail explosif.
The grim facts are undisputed: the current Ebola outbreak is expanding, largely unabated.
It could be a matter of days before the ebola epidemic in the DRC spreads to urban centres or spills over into neighbouring countries.
HIV negative children born to women with HIV have a greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
There are differences in the smoking patterns of rural and urban communities. These must be recognised and included in tobacco control interventions to reduce use.
New research shows that noise pollution in US cities is concentrated in poor and minority communities. Beyond regulating airplane noise, the US has done relatively little to curb noise pollution.
A new study shows that anal cancer, caused by the virus HPV, can be successfully fought in HIV-positive men by timely treatment and HPV vaccination of lesions that may ultimately lead to cancer.
The Republican position on health care has been based upon a belief in individual choice. Here's how their own versions of health care bills eroded choice, however, and how they also did harm.
Almost one-third of human disease requires surgery, but most of those people who need surgery are not getting it. Here's why we need to make surgery more accessible.
The 2015 Zika outbreak in South America brought the virus to global attention. But tracing the history of the virus in West Africa can give clues to tackling future outbreaks.
Africa is expected to have among the steepest increases in the number of people affected by non-communicable diseases - it needs health care systems that can cope.
Evidence suggests that most Americans wildly underestimate the amount of sodium in their food.
Childbirth in the U.S. can be dangerous and dehumanizing. An ob/gyn who traveled recently to India to review childbirth there says the U.S. and India fall short in similar ways.
Our panel discusses the benefits of gathering for an annual holiday meal. Traditions and rituals give us a sense of identity and closeness with those we love – and come with mental and physical health benefits too.
There is no harm in avoiding white coats, but there could be danger in wearing one.
Family meals – with lively conversation, storytelling and discussions of books and the tales they contain – feed children's literacy skills.
Using fluorescent dye, researchers figured out how to turn cells into lasers – with applications for cell tagging and tracking as well as medical diagnoses and therapies.
We used to think that antibiotic resistance came at a cost for bacteria, making them weaker. It turns out that for some bacteria, resistance can make them stronger and more virulent.
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Author of Home for Dinner and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
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Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellow, Harvard Medical School
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Dieases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Research Fellow in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
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Deputy Director General at National Public Health Institute of Liberia and Visiting Scientist, Harvard Medical School
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
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Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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Professor of Population Ethics and Professor of Ethics and Population Health, Harvard Medical School
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Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Harvard Medical School
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Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
