CDC’s director, Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, on polio eradication.
(From CDC)
We are bundling up like these SHETLAND PONIES IN CARDIGANS and heading out.
Thank you, Waldo Jaquith.
From a book of photographs and essays about London by Chicago-based writer and photographer Brian Leli. Explaining the project on his website,...
…I’ll keep on saying it; Senator Bernie Sanders is great!
Circumcision to prevent HIV and STDs is a very contentious issue - but it is often greatly misunderstood and the arguments simplified. Check out my latest post on the The 2x2 Project and find out why context, consent, and risk are essential to the debate.
The vast bulk of donor health funding to low- and middle-income countries goes to AIDS, TB, and malaria - despite the larger death toll from cancer.
(via pubhealth)
We have to constantly be on watch for the incremental steps being taken to chip away at reproductive rights.
“I am very pleased to see that the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth continues to decline. This shows that the enhanced effort of countries, supported by UNFPA and other development partners, is paying off. But we can’t stop here. Our work must continue to make every…
Is narcissism behind the rise in depression among adolescents?
Check out my latest post over at the 2x2 Project, about HIV criminalization laws. Learn about how they impact public health and prevention education efforts.
A Map of the World Based on Book Publishing
When it comes to book publishing, not all countries are created equal, as this distorted map of the world by the International Publishers Association shows. […]
As you can see, places like the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia are engorged in illustration of their strong publishing industries. Meanwhile, Africa and the Middle East are tiny slivers, meaning that the number of books published in those places is extremely low compared to the rest of the world.
[Image: International Publishers Association]
Check out my article about those people left out of the Affordable Care Act’s expansions - hint: it’s the most vulnerable Americans/