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Better Housing Architecture Could Halve Malaria Cases
Improved housing with features such as closed eaves could lower malaria cases by half in some settings, according to a study.
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Panel Pushes for WHO Center for Health Emergencies
The World Health Organization should establish a single, unified WHO Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response — but not with Director-General Margaret Chan at the helm.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Getting Vaccines to People Who Need Them Is the Most Important Issue in Global Health
Fear of vaccines has allowed a host of diseases, including measles and whooping cough, to re-surface around the world in recent years.
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New Tools Deliver Medical Diagnoses, Fast, Cheap and in the Field
Reliable electricity is a rare commodity in some parts of Guinea, which means some traditional medical equipment often is useless. So researchers there are using a new tool to identify Ebola cases: a portable diagnostic machine that fits in a suitcase and runs on a solar battery.
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- Energy, Health Care
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Finger-Prick, Blood Test for Ebola Takes Just Minutes
Public health officials may soon be able to screen patients for Ebola at border crossings and hospitals with a finger-prick blood test that takes mere minutes.
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Modern housing can cut malaria infections nearly in half
Keeping your children home safe at night is a good idea. But what if home is a deadly place? For many people living in developing countries, traditional housing does little to keep out malaria-spreading mosquitoes.
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Effort to Chart Global Deaths Draws Backlash
An interview with Jeremy N. Smith, author of a new book, "Epic Measures: One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients," about Christopher Murray’s audacious project to determine what is killing and plaguing people in every corner of the globe.
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- Education, Health Care
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Vanderbilt professor hopes ‘crazy idea’ will combat malaria
A Vanderbilt University professor is working to decide if a "crazy idea" could become a crucial tool in the fight against malaria and other deadly diseases.
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