Drug consumption rooms: evidence-based but controversial
Drug consumption rooms are an evidence based intervention which can help people who use drugs do so in a safer environment. However, they remain… Read more »
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Zero-ing in on eliminating catastrophic costs for tuberculosis: can active case finding help?
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease worldwide. The disease can also cause a heavy financial burden for families,… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC Series: November 2019
With another month of cutting edge, high impact research, we look back on just a few highlights from articles published across the… Read more »
Giardia, deworming, and WASH: a complex picture
New findings have revealed that Giardia infections remained prevalent in a low-income setting throughout a regular deworming… Read more »
Allowing food companies to put nutrition claims on their products may run counter to health promotion efforts
A systematic review recently published in BMC Public Health looks at the influence of nutrition claims on food packaging with the… Read more »
An interview with BMC Public Health Section Editor, Dr Shankar Viswanathan
We are delighted to introduce Dr Shankar Viswanathan, Section Editor of the Biostatistics and Methods section of BMC Public… Read more »
Thinking outside the cube: The political determinants of universal health coverage
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has stated that universal health coverage… Read more »
Mangy Mites Mess up the Mammalian Microbiome
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Doing research with those who use it
Research co-production – sometimes referred to by such terms as participatory research, engaged scholarship, collaborative… Read more »