Africa’s cancer healthcare workforce is overworked and under-supported
Research published today in Infectious Agents and Cancer reports alarming disparities in the workload of oncologists in Africa compared to other parts… Read more »
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Geospatial artificial intelligence: the technology standing on the shoulders of giants
The molding together of artificial intelligence (AI) and the geographic/GIS (geographic information systems) dimension creates geospatial artificial… Read more »
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The effects of external-cause-of-injury coding system transition on injury hospitalization trends – Winner of the Jess Kraus Award
The Jess Kraus Award is given each year to the authors of the best paper published in Injury Epidemiology. This Year’s winning… Read more »
“Zero malaria starts with me” practice implementation
For World Malaria Day we invited Dr. Ernest Tambo, Editorial Board member of Infectious Disease of Poverty to write about the… Read more »
Moving towards universal health coverage: engaging non-state providers
Non-state providers of health services play a major role in the delivery of health care in many low- and middle-income countries.… Read more »
Intermittent fasting: a promising approach to reset glucose metabolism?
In a recent study, Professor Chen and colleagues found that type 1 diabetic mice secreted insulin following intermittent fasting.… Read more »
Quiz: Public Health Weeks 2019
Think you’re up-to-date with the latest public health facts, figures, and recommendations? Test your acumen below and join us in… Read more »
Childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders linked to shorter telomeres
Research published today in the open access Nature journal Translational Psychiatry, found patients with severe mental disorders… Read more »
What does the data tell us about trends in workplace homicides?
In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, 65% of workplace homicides occurred during robberies. Now, new research published in Injury… Read more »
Can maternal exposure to carbon black nanoparticles affect male fertility?
Carbon black nanoparticles are manufactured for use in rubber products, as a color pigment in plastics, paint and ink and used to… Read more »