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Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 52 of 2022. I. ‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Year in Review, From Prenatal Testing to Insulin Pricing In the year’s final episode, the editorial team behind the “An Arm and a Leg” podcast looks back on the stories from 2022 […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #52Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 51 of 2022. I. Twitter changed science — what happens now it’s in turmoil? II. From COVID to mpox to polio: Our 9 most-read ‘viral’ stories in 2022 from NPR III. Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #51Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 50 of 2022. I. II. This conversation b/w an award winning NY Times journalist and ChatGPT is very illuminating! The implications on public health and healthcare are limitless. III. The great Texas COVID tragedy by Dr Hotez- an excellent paper with thought […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #50Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 49 of 2022. I. Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Help Nobody II. III. Former CDC director Dr Besser and CDC Advisory BoardMember Dr Morita writes in an opinion piece “An equity-focused CDC can address racial disparities in health and life“ “With fresh thinking, […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #49Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 48 of 2022. I. II. III. Interesting idea to establish national public health institutes to accomplish key public health functions. Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Read More 2022 Public health stories #48Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 47 of 2022. I. II. How We Can Err if We Rely on Randomized Controlled Trials Perspective from Dr Topol, Dr Verghese, Dr Greenhalgh Mistrust and Polarization Steer Rural Governments to Reject Federal Public Health Funding III. When Malpractice Occurs at Community […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #47Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 46 of 2022. I. A good explainer on why US is not pursuing nasal vaccines for COVID from NY Times “The End of Vaccines at ‘Warp Speed’” II. ““One of the things that we’re hopeful that people can learn from the pandemic […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #46Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 45 of 2022. I. II. III. Fentanyl in High School: A Texas Community Grapples With the Reach of the Deadly Opioid Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Read More 2022 Public health stories #45Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 44 of 2022. I. “The strength of people’s trust in their health leaders can determine how a country will fare in a pandemic. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the Ebola epidemic to the reemergence of monkeypox as a public health emergency, such […]
Read More 2022 Public health stories #44Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 43 of 2022. I. II. Very excited about Dr Sid Mukherjees new book, Song of the Cell III. Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
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Jina Dcruz 