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Breast Cancer Initiative 2.5
Breast Cancer Initiative 2.5 represents a new commitment to unite the global breast cancer community behind a common goal to make breast health a global priority and reduce disparities in breast cancer outcomes worldwide. The initiative began as a call...
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For Heidi van Rooyen, equitable partnerships are at the center of global health leadership
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Margaret Chi
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How we can better protect all residents during WA’s next heat wave
"Two years ago, an unprecedented heat event slammed the Pacific Northwest, setting 128 all-time high temperature records and killing 441 people between June 27 and July 3. It overwhelmed our medical systems and caused untold suffering, particularly for...
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Examination of the Immune Response to Mycobacteria
The purpose of this study is to understand why individuals are resistance to M. tuberculosis infection, what regulates the response to vaccination, and studying why some individuals get more severe forms of tuberculosis (e.g. TB meningitis). All of the...
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UW Program Delivers Hope for Better Maternal Health Care
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Lessons in the Fight Against AIDS (U.S. News - features Jared Baeten)
As countries look to accelerate progress in ending their HIV epidemics, examining other countries, cities and regions that have seen significant success in their responses may provide road maps to achieving this type of success elsewhere. ...
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Seattle Parties to Help ‘Mobile Moms’ in Timor-Leste
The Seattle organization Health Alliance International at UW, which recently launched a Mobile Moms text messaging service aimed at improving maternal health in Timor-Leste, is the beneficiary of the funds raised by the event’s ticket sales ...
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Improving the Health of Women and Girls Living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
While significant progress has been made in improving the lives of women and girls over the past two decades, far too often addressing “women’s health” in low- and middle-income countries is still equated to improving their reproductive health. In...
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Three challenges UW’s new president faces as he takes the helm
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