Placing young scientists at the front lines with the American public and honoring the legacy of Dr. Richard Feynman This week PLOS…
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General The Long Road to Repair: A U.S. National Post-doc for Science Education and Advocacy
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Conference news Anyone for an Evidence Summer?
In this gloomy northern hemispheric spring, it seems there is something interesting and encouraging going on in public health. Finally, perhaps the…
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General Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease can become a global public good only if the data are made public
As most of the global health community may be aware, today the long-awaited findings of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 (GBD2010)…
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Conference news Getting a gender agenda into HIV/AIDS research
Why aren’t sex and gender issues higher up the agenda in HIV/AIDS research? That was the topic of a panel discussion I…
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General Silent takedown of the pharma trials database…and more
Those of you with more than a passing interest in publication bias and other threats to the integrity of the research literature…
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General Sanitation is Key in Controlling Worm Diseases
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, malaise, anemia, and delayed child development: these are the debilitating effects of one group of diseases, the soil-transmitted helminths…
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General False positive HIV tests: the problem no one wants to talk about (and how to solve it)
Guest post by Leslie Shanks of MSF, the second of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The…
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General MSF: initial outcomes of combination treatment for HIV and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection
Guest post by Rachel ter Horst, the third of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The International…
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General Africa AIDS Conference: Donor Retreat and its Consequences for Patients and Communities
Guest post by Mit Philips of MSF, the first of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The…
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General Obama’s bioethics commission reports on international research protections
A US standing Presidential Commission, asked to assure “that current rules for research participants protect people from harm or unethical treatment, domestically…
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General A potential system to protect health during armed conflict
“The Iraqi Governments decision to allow doctors to carry guns to protect themselves after many doctors were killed during the US invasion…
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General Celebrate World Toilet Day, November 19, 2011
The world is facing a widespread water and sanitation crisis. About 2.6 billion people – 40% of the global human population &ndash…