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New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users
CDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin...
Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Three New Reports Offer Recommendations for Updating the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
The O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center has released series of three policy...
Jul 13, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...
In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Raw Milk-Associated Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from Past Events
The number of states legalizing the sale of raw milk is on the rise—and so is the number of raw milk-related outbreaks. According to...
Jun 29, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Additional MERS-CoV Cases Reported in South Korea
South Korean health officials reported three more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections on June 23,...
Jun 26, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin UsersCDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States, 2002–2013.” This report shows that heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. Further, some of the greatest increases occurred in […] Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Three New Reports Offer Recommendations for Updating the Ryan White HIV/AIDS ProgramThe O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center has released series of three policy briefs issuing recommendations for ensuring that the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is updated to be maximally effective in a changing healthcare environment. Leading HIV/AIDS experts authored the briefs to help HIV community stakeholders conceptualize structural... Jul 13, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine ArticleIn a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Raw Milk-Associated Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from Past EventsThe number of states legalizing the sale of raw milk is on the rise—and so is the number of raw milk-related outbreaks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of states that allow the sale of raw milk increased from 22 to 30 between 2004 and 2011 [1]. With more […] Jun 29, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Additional MERS-CoV Cases Reported in South KoreaSouth Korean health officials reported three more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections on June 23, lifting the total to 175 cases. The 2015 South Korean outbreak is the largest reported outside of Saudi Arabia, where the disease first emerged in April 2012 and the vast majority of cases have occurred. According to the World […] Jun 26, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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