Ukraine’s Mobile Medical Teams Duck Rockets
VIENNA — After 20 years of battling an epidemic of HIV and hepatitis fueled by injection drug use, Tetiana Deshko, PhD, woke up February 24, 2022, to a whole new challenge as director of the Kyiv-based Alliance for Public Health, Ukraine — providing services to a country torn apart by invading Russian forces and bombers. […]
Opinion | ‘Shocking Mismanagement’ in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Death
One of America’s greatest tragedies — the still-worsening opioid epidemic — is obscuring another: Abject failures in our national organ donation system. Even worse, opponents of major reforms in our organ donation system are exploiting this tragedy as they attempt to block long-overdue Congressional action. The magnitude of the opioid crisis shows no signs of […]
New study challenges understanding of pandemic preparedness and resilience in Africa
Countries in Africa assessed as being least vulnerable to an epidemic were the worst affected by Covid-19, new research suggests. Nations with more urban populations and strong international travel links were worst affected by the pandemic, the study shows. Mortality rates and levels of restrictions — such as lockdowns and travel bans — were found […]
Common pesticide may contribute to global obesity crisis: Chlorpyrifos slows down the burning of calories in the brown adipose tissue of mice fos
A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, says a study led by McMaster University scientists. Researchers discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned for use on foods in Canada but widely sprayed on fruits and vegetables in many other parts of the world, slows down the burning of calories in the […]