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Vaccination
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On Vaccines, Trump Should Rely on Science
Courtney A. Gidengil, Laura Johnson Faherty
Jan 25, 2017
The Health Care Blog
Research has proven that vaccines are extremely safe and effective. The public health implications of questioning this are serious. America should take every opportunity to protect kids by vaccinating them against every vaccine-preventable disease.
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Uganda
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Improving HIV and Mental Health Care in Uganda
Jan 5, 2017
A small team of RAND researchers has spent years working with local clinics in Uganda to help people not just survive HIV, but learn to live with it, and even thrive.
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Politics and Government
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In a 'Post-Truth' World, Evidence and Experts Matter More Than Ever
Molly Morgan Jones
Dec 16, 2016
The RAND Blog
In 2016, a so-called "post-truth" world emerged, where objective truths seem to carry less weight than opinions that appeal to personal beliefs. But experts and truth still matter.
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HIV Treatment
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PrEP for HIV Prevention in the UK Still Faces Many Challenges
Gavin Cochrane
Dec 15, 2016
The RAND Blog
PrEP is an HIV-prevention strategy that provides people at risk of HIV with oral antiretroviral drugs that are taken prior to potential exposure. It could be a game changer, but issues associated with its implementation, costs, and access need to be addressed.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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Europe's Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Elta Smith @elta_smith, Catherine A. Lichten
Nov 3, 2016
E!Sharp
The EC's AMR Action Plan included measures to ensure antimicrobials are used more appropriately in both humans and animals and measures to stimulate R&D of new antibiotics. One area that was not sufficiently covered was the environment.
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Haiti
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Cholera in Haiti: No Surprise This Time Around
Melinda Moore
Oct 27, 2016
Inside Sources
When Hurricane Matthew swept across Haiti, it left a resurgence of cholera in its wake. Tackling cholera head-on should be on the short list of health priorities for disaster relief in the island nation.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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Why the United Nations General Assembly Session on Antimicrobial Resistance Matters
Jirka Taylor, Elta Smith @elta_smith
Sep 19, 2016
The RAND Blog
Many common infections are becoming resistant to the antimicrobial medicines used to treat them, resulting in longer illnesses and more deaths. The fact that world leaders are using the UN as a forum for discussions about AMR is a promising move toward developing a coordinated global plan.
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Brazil
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Health and Safety at the Rio Olympics: It's Not Just About Zika
Melinda Moore
Aug 5, 2016
The Mark News
The risk of contracting Zika in Rio de Janeiro is low. But there is a broader range of health and safety concerns for which travelers can and should take specific precautions.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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The Rio Olympics Are the Site of a Battle Against 'Super Bacteria'
Jirka Taylor, Elta Smith @elta_smith
Jul 29, 2016
Medical Xpress
Brazilian scientists detected drug-resistant bacteria growing off some of Rio de Janeiro's beaches, close to where it will host sailing and wind-surfing events, and in the lagoon where the rowing and canoeing events will take place.
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Discriminatory Practices
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Revisiting Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men
Sarah MacCarthy
Jul 5, 2016
U.S. News & World Report
The FDA does not accept blood from male donors who have had sex with a man in the last 12 months. Is this restriction supported by scientific evidence? Or, is it related to lingering stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS?
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Public Health Preparedness
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How to Handle the Infectious Diseases Threat
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Jun 3, 2016
CNN
The reactive approach to emerging infectious disease should be augmented with an anticipatory model that accounts for the dramatic changes occurring through globalization, greater interactions between human and zoonotic populations, and changes to the environment and climate patterns.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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The O'Neill Review: A Critical Step in Taking Global Action Against AMR
Jirka Taylor, Elta Smith @elta_smith
May 19, 2016
The RAND Blog
The O'Neill Review aims to increase global knowledge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and generate international consensus about the nature of the problem and the necessary steps to tackle it. A RAND Europe analysis of the potential economic costs of AMR contributed to the Review.
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Electronic Medical Records
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Electronic Health Records: Yesterday's Ebola and Today's Zika
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer
Feb 18, 2016
The Health Care Blog
Electronic health records in U.S. hospitals are not yet prompting for screening questions related to Zika virus. Why? The existing system is too slow to respond and when it does, it finds itself chasing the past.
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Public Health
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Know Zika to Fight Zika
Melinda Moore
Feb 12, 2016
U.S. News & World Report
Scientists across universities, governments, and industry are doubling down to gain a better understanding of the Zika virus and develop the diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic tools needed to combat it. In the meantime, the public must be actively engaged.
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Public Health
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Fighting the Zika Virus: What Public Health Officials Need to Do
Melinda Moore
Jan 28, 2016
Fox News Channel
For now, public health officials and their partners must do all they can to control Zika virus, using the tools at hand. That may include instituting a public health campaign to reduce mosquito-breeding sites and promoting prudent protection against mosquito bites.
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HIV and AIDS
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Charlie Sheen and the Enduring Stigma Attached to HIV
Sarah MacCarthy
Dec 29, 2015
KevinMD.com
HIV-related stigma and discrimination remains pervasive despite strides that have been made in fighting the disease. Charlie Sheen reported paying more than $10 million in bribes to keep his HIV status secret before going public recently to put an end to the extortion.
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Infectious Diseases

On Vaccines, Trump Should Rely on Science

Improving HIV and Mental Health Care in Uganda

In a 'Post-Truth' World, Evidence and Experts Matter More Than Ever

PrEP for HIV Prevention in the UK Still Faces Many Challenges

Europe's Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Cholera in Haiti: No Surprise This Time Around

Why the United Nations General Assembly Session on Antimicrobial Resistance Matters

Health and Safety at the Rio Olympics: It's Not Just About Zika

The Rio Olympics Are the Site of a Battle Against 'Super Bacteria'

Revisiting Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men

How to Handle the Infectious Diseases Threat

The O'Neill Review: A Critical Step in Taking Global Action Against AMR

Electronic Health Records: Yesterday's Ebola and Today's Zika

Know Zika to Fight Zika

Fighting the Zika Virus: What Public Health Officials Need to Do

Charlie Sheen and the Enduring Stigma Attached to HIV

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