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Think This Year’s Flu Was Bad? Next Year May Be Worse

March 13, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

If there’s one virus outside of the common cold that most of us have had firsthand experience with, it’s clearly influenza. That alone makes it one virus everyone

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Is This Scary New Virus The Next SARS?

March 13, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

There’s been a four-letter word circulating through the media in recent weeks, one we haven’t heard for years: SARS, which stands for "severe acute respiratory syndrome,"

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A Crucial Push for Improved Global Health Statistics

March 12, 2013January 25, 2023 Alex Ocampo

How many people worldwide suffer from malaria? How many children died last year in Bolivia and of what causes? Which clinics in the developing world have adequate

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HIV Cure in Mississippi?

March 8, 2013January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

Doctors in Mississippi are believed to have cured an infant of HIV by initiating high-dosage treatment with antiretroviral (ARV) drugs within hours after birth. If

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International Women’s Day: Searching for Equality in STEM Fields

March 8, 2013January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a day to commemorate the achievements of women and raise awareness of persisting gender inequalities in the world. The

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L.A.’s Skid Row Battles Tuberculosis Outbreak

March 5, 2013January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Los Angeles is known for many things: movie stars, a mild climate, and poor air quality, to name a few. Yet, media headlines tend to

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Rubella Vaccine Campaign Ready to Launch in Rwanda

March 1, 2013January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

Donors plan to launch a measles and rubella vaccine campaign in Rwanda after previous successes with the measles vaccine. This will be the first instance

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Who Will Pay for Cholera in Haiti?

March 1, 2013January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

The United Nations (UN) last week rejected a legal claim for compensation to Haitian cholera victims and families, citing diplomatic immunity. The diplomatic immunity granted

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