How can HIV transmission be halted in the U.S.? Here are some ways.
A newly announced U.S. commitment to end the spread of HIV in the U.S. by the year 2030 is achievable, thanks to prevention and treatment tools widely available today, according to a JAMA viewpoint article co-authored by Ashish…
Resigning FDA Commissioner was ‘ray of sunshine’
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who will leave his post in April 2019, has taken action on a number of health and medical issues during his two years at the agency—more so than critics thought…
Foodborne illness a major public health issue in Africa
Africa has the world’s highest per-capita rate of foodborne illnesses, and public health experts are worried that the problem isn’t being adequately addressed. Foodborne hazards are responsible for 137,000 deaths and 91 million acute illnesses in Africa every…
How to build a ‘Medicare for All’ plan
The idea of “Medicare for All” has been making headlines in recent months—but what exactly does it entail? There are currently a number of different ideas being floated about how to set up such a system. For example,…
Hospital mergers may not be best for the patient
Consolidation of hospitals and mergers between health systems may result in lower quality care, according to experts. In a February 11, 2019 New York Times article, Austin Frakt, adjunct associate professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
Acknowledging gains, challenges in global health
Great strides have been made in global health in recent years, yet there’s plenty more work to be done, according to experts. A February 4, 2019 article in the New York Times, co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Leading health care organizations declare physician burnout as ‘public health crisis’
Leading health care organizations have declared physician burnout as ‘public health crisis.'
How the world’s health is faring
Global health statistics at the end of 2018 reveal both positive and negative trends. According to a December 28, 2018 NPR article, some of the negatives include: There are more than a million cases of cholera in Yemen.…
A lifesaving therapy—and the researcher who helped launch it
November 26, 2018 – Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)—a mixture of water, sugar, and salt that is remarkably effective at rehydrating people with cholera or other diarrheal diseases—is credited with saving tens of millions of lives worldwide. On November…
Computer model more accurate at identifying potential sources of foodborne illnesses than traditional methods
A new computer model was significantly more accurate in identifying potentially unsafe restaurants when compared with existing methods of consumer complaints and routine inspections.
