Meet the SDG3 researchers: Alaa Abouelfetouh
Alaa Abouelfetouh is a pharmacist by training with a special interest in microbiology, and is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at… Read more »
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Introducing the BMC Series SDG Editorial Board Members: Sheryl Hendriks
Professor Sheryl L Hendriks is an Editorial Board Member of BMC Public Health, Guest Editor of the journal’s Food Security and Food Systems… Read more »
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Spatial sampling and machine learning approaches to improve schistosomiasis control
The control and elimination of Schistosomiasis is a huge project and has gained an increasing amount of manpower and financial… Read more »
When people leave city blocks, what fills their place?
A recent study looked at the diversity of rodents and their bacterial pathogens to better understand how human disease risk… Read more »
Promoting Patient and Public Involvement in the research process
Engaging patient and public partners is becoming recognized as integral for researchers when designing clinical studies. In this… Read more »
E-cigarettes and smoking among teenagers
A study published today in BMC Public Health demonstrates a potentially harmful relationship between adolescents using… Read more »
How much would it cost to provide maternity leave to working mothers in Indonesia’s informal sector?
New research reveals that the annual cost to provide maternity cash transfers to women working in Indonesia’s informal sector… Read more »
Parasites and Vectors: the original renegades
Triatomine bugs and their trypanosomes are popping up in New Orleans, a beloved mecca of food, arts, and music- reminding us that… Read more »
Can three years of intensive deworming eliminate soil-transmitted helminths?
The DeWorm3 transmission model seeks to answer the question. The trial is testing the hypothesis that frequent mass drug… Read more »
Does loss of smell in COVID patients mean the virus has infected their brain?
Around 50% of people confirmed to have COVID-19 report a loss or reduction in the sense of smell. But does this imply that the… Read more »