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Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says
Earth has pushed into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for the well-being of people living on it, according to a new study. ...
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Monkeypox outbreak is a reminder that viruses won't stop surprising us
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, you probably didn't expect to be talking quite so much about monkeypox — or to see that an outbreak of the virus, which normally circulates in west and central Africa, would spread to 18 people in nine U.S. states...
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Impower-022 Phase III safety and efficacy trial of once monthly Islatravir for HIV prevention among cisgender women
This is a large randomized, active-controlled clinical trial to determine safety and efficacy of a novel antiretroviral agent to prevent HIV infection in cisgender women. The trial is sponsored by Merck with leadership from Merck, ICRC and the Bill and...
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Namibia Mechanism for Public Health Assistance, Capacity, and Technical Support II (NAM-PHACTS II)
The project supports strengthening the Namibian HIV program to achieve sustained epidemic control through the provision of technical and service delivery assistance to the Ministry of Health and Social Services and other Namibian public health...
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Supporting Immunization for Pregnant Women
This project aims to generate and collate critical information and tools to prepare for the delivery of COVID-19 and other upcoming vaccines to pregnant and lactating women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This target population presents...
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A grid collapse would make a heat wave far deadlier
Climate change is making summers hotter, blackouts more common, and heat-related illness more dangerous. The power system may be resilient—but it still has vulnerabilities. ...
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Mental Health
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Traumatic Brain Injury Study in Latin America
In a study published Dec. 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at UW working with colleagues at six hospitals in Bolivia and Ecuador. found that intracranial pressure monitoring – the standard of care for severe traumatic brain injury...
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Joanne D. Stekler
Adjunct Professor, Global Health ...
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The Peninsula: WISH presents research on Investing in Health
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) recently presented its research on Investing in Health to the third annual Health Innovation Week, held in Mexico City, Mexico. Dean Jamison, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Global Health and...