The changing narrative of MRSA infection control in the United States
MRSA is now endemic in the United States with approximately 2% of the general population carrying the disease. In a commentary published today in… Read more »
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What can a patient registry tell us about the course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Research published today in Respiratory Research presents findings from the IPF-PRO Registry, a nationwide US registry collecting data on the clinical… 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 »
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 »
Spotlight on e-health and m-health
The impact of digital technology on healthcare is explored in a Special Issue of BioMedical Engineering Online, introduced by… Read more »
BMC ‘Cancer Awareness’ poetry competition 2019 now open for submissions
We are happy to announce the launch of our first poetry competition in partnership with the leading cancer journals across our… Read more »
How does critical illness impact our microbiomes?
New research published in Respiratory Research examined microbiota in lung, stomach and fecal samples of critically ill patients,… Read more »
Follow or borrow? Is the UK NHS the best model for other countries to achieve universal health coverage?
Countries around the world are developing universal health cover (UHC) systems, with many nations seeking to learn from… Read more »