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Research suggests that many international health-oriented responses are poorly targeted. So what kind of health response would best target the needs of the Nepalese?
Australia is unique in using parental financial incentives for immunisation.
Study of Pennsylvania, which has had a surge in unconventional drilling with fracking, suggests a link between fracking and higher levels of radon.
Understanding public opinion can help officials target messages during a health crisis. But current survey methods aren’t good at generating representative samples. Can Twitter fill in the gaps?
When retail health clinics move into new areas, antibiotic prescription rates go up.
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health. Resistance makes it harder for physicians to treat infections and can increase the chance patients will die from an infection. What is more, the…
Americans consume a staggering amount of the opioid painkiller hydrocodone - about 99% of the world’s supply. In October, after 10 years of debate the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reclassified medications…
News that a doctor in New York City tested positive for Ebola sparked mandatory quarantine orders for heath workers returning from West Africa in New York and New Jersey last week. The outbreak has killed…
On November 4, the state of Arizona will decide whether to join Colorado, Missouri, Louisiana and Michigan in passing so-called right to try laws. If passed, the “Arizona Terminal Patients’ Right To Try…
Nations of the world came together in 2000 to make a solemn commitment to humanity to combat tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and other devastating diseases. This pushed governments to set up aggressive public…
A new, combination hepatitis C therapy could shorten treatment times, reduce side effects and improve health outcomes for people who also have HIV, early trial results show. Worldwide, around one-third…
The mounting flowers and candles in Isla Vista mark the mourning of six university students killed in the mass shooting at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and sympathy for the other 13 who…
About 6,000 years ago, a bacterium underwent a few genetic changes. These allowed it to expand its habitat from the guts of mice to that of fleas. Such changes happen all the time, but in this particular…
Human skin is a garden of microbes which is home to about 1,000 bacterial species. Most are benign but some invade the skin and cause illness – and of these, antibiotic resistant bacteria are particularly…
The United States is on the verge of having powdered alcohol – in packets like Kool-aid but with the punch of a rum or vodka cocktail – on sale across the country. After much confusion, Palcohol, which…
The warning made by HRA Pharma, the French manufacturer behind Norvelo emergency contraceptive pills, that the product is ineffective in women who weigh more than 80kg (12st 7lb) and has reduced effectiveness…
A food-borne illness is spreading quickly through the United States, an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed. The disease, called cyclosporiasis, is common…
People who use LSD and other psychedelic drugs show fewer mental health problems, according to a large population-based study. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology analysed…
A new fungal infection may spell doom for LOLcats and cute puppies. Researchers have found a fungus that affects cats, dogs and humans with nasty consequences. Vanessa Barrs at the University of Sydney…
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Doctor of International Affairs candidate, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Johns Hopkins University
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Masters of Public Health student, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
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Assistant Professor of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University
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Doctoral Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Assistant Professor of Education, Johns Hopkins University
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Director of the Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University
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Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
