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Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS): A Powerful, Portable Diagnostic Tool
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) improves global health care by helping doctors make accurate diagnoses. Training successes in Chile, Rwanda, and elsewhere.
26 Aug 2019
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How a checklist can help decolonize global health research
When institutions in the United States and other high-income countries embark on collaborations to improve health or the delivery of health care in low-income countries, they do it with the best of intentions. But intentions aren’t good enough. Projects conducted by trainees at schools of medicine, public health, and other health disciplines in high-income countries can often make the problems they set out to address worse.
Source: STAT
27 Jan 2023
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Do bivalent boosters work against XBB.1.5? Vaccine questions, answered.
New CDC data shows updated boosters are cutting risk of getting sick from covid-19 by about half
Source: The Washington Post
25 Jan 2023
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The next worrisome coronavirus variant could come from China — will it get detected?
Genomic surveillance is crucial for tracking the next ‘variant of concern’, but many countries are winding back their monitoring.
Source: Nature
24 Jan 2023
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Yale Institute for Global Health announces winter 2023 Spark Awards
Four Yale faculty conducting international research in such diverse areas as stroke, trauma, suicide, and interventional radiology have been named recipients of the Yale Institute for Global Health’s winter 2023 Spark Awards.
18 Jan 2023
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Decolonizing global health research: A checklist for equity
A team of Yale and Cameroonian researchers has created a checklist for global health scholars to ensure fairness during the entire research process, from study design and funding through data collection, writing, and publication.
18 Jan 2023
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How the monkeypox outbreak revealed the path for vanquishing viruses
After the disappointments and failures of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, the decline of monkeypox revealed the power of public health to quash disease threats when politics and science align, a community mobilizes to protect its own, and medical advancements are deployed expeditiously.
Source: The Washington Post
30 Dec 2022
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Here’s what lies ahead for China after zero-Covid failed
China is beginning to lift its more stringent Covid-19 restrictions after nearly three years in isolation. But what could mark the end of its zero-Covid policy may be just the beginning of the country’s pandemic problems. CNBC speaks with Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Xi Chen about the situation.
Source: CNBC
23 Dec 2022
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Million Dollar Endowment Helps Bring Global Biomedical Leadership Program to Yale School of Medicine
The Global Biomedical Leaders Program will bring trainees to Yale to work on their research with mentorship from Yale faculty.
21 Dec 2022
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China COVID wave could kill one million people, models predict
Up to one million people in China could die from COVID-19 over the next few months, according to some of the first projections since the government lifted many of its strict ‘zero-COVID-19’ measures.
Source: Nature
20 Dec 2022
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China’s Abrupt Covid Pivot Leaves Many Without Medicines
Millions are desperate to get their hands on fever-reducing drugs and antivirals such as Pfizer’s Paxlovid as infections across China outpace supplies.
Source: The New York Times
20 Dec 2022
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Department of Emergency Medicine Congratulates Four Faculty on Recent Promotions
Congratulations to the following Department of Emergency Medicine faculty on their recent promotions.
14 Dec 2022
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Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says, but the fight isn’t over
The Covid-19 vaccines have kept more than 18.5 million people in the US out of the hospital and saved more than 3.2 million lives, a new study says – and that estimate is most likely a conservative one, the researchers say.
Source: CNN
13 Dec 2022
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Can China avoid a wave of deaths if it lifts strict zero COVID policy?
Vaccinating more older people, stocking up on antiviral drugs and expanding hospital facilities would help to ease the transition away from zero COVID in China.
Source: Nature
30 Nov 2022
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China's zero-COVID policy pushes society to the limit
Despite sweeping lockdowns, coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in cities across China. Frustrated citizens are taking big risks to protest the draconian measures.
Source: Deutsche Welle
24 Nov 2022
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Associate Professor Xi Chen discusses global health challenges of Alzheimer’s disease
In recognition of November as Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Xi Chen, an affiliate of Yale’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, recently discussed the latest trends in Alzheimer’s disease research and treatment.
22 Nov 2022
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New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here’s What to Know.
The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds.
Source: The New York Times
4 Nov 2022
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Former Pakistani health minister speaks at School of Public Health
As health minister and special advisor to the prime minister, Faisal Sultan was responsible for coordinating Pakistan’s response to the emerging pandemic. Two years later, Sultan visited the Yale School of Public Health to share lessons he learned from his experience.
Source: Yale Daily News
26 Oct 2022
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An International Nonprofit Promotes Cardiovascular Disease Training and Education Worldwide
To promote cardiovascular disease care in low- and middle-income countries, a nonprofit created by Yale physicians offers training opportunities worldwide.
25 Oct 2022
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A new COVID surge could hit the US soon following European wave
COVID-19 cases are rising in Europe, indicating that a new wave of infections has begun, according to the WHO and European CDC. What does this mean for the US?
Source: NBC Today
12 Oct 2022