Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat Pandemics are one of the greatest existential threats facing humanity today. Over the last few centuries, we’ve seen outbreaks and epidemics kill […]
Read More
Tag: epidemiology
Video: Epidemiological Transition Lecture
Epidemiological transition Epidemiological transition is the changing patterns of disease (and causes of death) seen in human history. Those of us interested in public health and global health need to […]
Read More
Article via BBC: Ebola crosses a porous border
Ebola crosses a porous border Excerpt: This week the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda, but there are reasons to hope it can be contained […]
Read More
Article via Atlantic: Human Lives Might be Long Enough Already
Human Lives Might Be Long Enough Already Humanity has added three decades to people’s life spans in the past 150 years. Science is only beginning to catch up. AMANDA MULL […]
Read More
Illustrated Textbook: The Importance of the Spatial Perspective
Alright! This is what all of you John Snow geeks have been waiting for. Oh, you thought I was talking about Game of Thrones!… …No no…. Dr. John Snow of […]
Read More
INFOGRAPHIC via TheWeek: Leading Causes of Death within a Nation
NEWS via Newsweek: The Geography of Autism
The Geography of Autism By Rob Verger Filed: 3/14/14 at 2:56 PM | Updated: 3/14/14 at 4:09 PM A new study hints at why autism clusters, but experts caution seeking an easy solutionEnrique De La […]
Read More
NEWS via HeritageDaily: 17th- and 18th-century risk of disease through Migration
17th- and 18th-century risk of disease through Migration HERITAGE March 3, 2014 – No comments The fate of migrants moving to cities in 17th- and 18th-century England demonstrates how a single pathogen could […]
Read More
