According to the World Health Organization, many of the world’s developed countries consider 65 years as the chronological age when people are…
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Dengue The Elderly: A neglected population with neglected tropical diseasesRead more
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Cholera Tackling Cholera in Haiti: A Multi-Faceted ApproachRead more
The PLOS medical journals reflect on Haiti’s cholera epidemic, and the value of moving forward with an emphasis on holistic practice and…
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Tuberculosis Gaining Perspective from Performing HIV/M. tuberculosis co-Infection Research in South AfricaRead more
In the second of two linked posts for World TB Day, American post doc Collin Diedrich shares his experience researching M. tuberculosis/HIV…
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General Drug-Resistant TB: Dying for Better TreatmentRead more
On World TB day patient advocate Goodman Makhanda and Dr Jennifer Hughes from Médecins Sans Frontières reflect on successes and challenges of…
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General Challenging the Enemy-Tuberculosis- with Full ForceRead more
In the first of two linked posts for World TB Day, Sheetal Gandotra from the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New…
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Tuberculosis Gaining Perspective from Performing HIV/M. tuberculosis co-Infection Research in South AfricaRead more
In the second of two linked posts for World TB Day, American post doc Collin Diedrich shares his experience researching M. tuberculosis/HIV…
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General Celebrating World Water Day with a good WASHRead more
This coming Saturday marks the 22nd year that the United Nations General Assembly has recognized March 22nd as World Water Day. In…
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General Health in Jeopardy: the Corporate Influence on Climate NegotiationsRead more
Alicia Pawluk argues that United Nations climate policymakers should learn from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and diminish the influence…
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Book Review Book Review: ‘Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare’ by Peter GøtzscheRead more
Tom Yates from University College London reviews Peter Gøtzsche’s recent book about the pharmaceutical industry. I have long been concerned about the conduct…
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General Forced to Flee: Humanitarian Disasters Leave Women at Higher RiskRead more
Tane Luna Ramirez from Médecins Sans Frontières reflects on the challenges of providing care for pregnant women as well as the heightened…
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General Looking for $2 TrillionRead more
The group of 20 (G20) finance ministers meeting in Australia has just announced an ambitious initiative to boost the world’s gross domestic…
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General Is Viral Load Testing for HIV a Realistic Strategy in Developing Countries?Read more
Sara Gorman from Columbia University discusses viral load testing in resource-poor settings In July of 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) released…