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This 16 Days introductory event will begin with an introduction of the organising LSHTM centres: Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, & Child Health (MARCH) and Gender Violence and Health Centre (GVHC).

UMass Lowell has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop new undergraduate and graduate programs in public health informatics and technology, to educate diverse students for vital jobs.

Professor Margeret Gyapong, Director of the Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has received the 'Most Outstanding Female Scientist 2020 Prize' from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP). She received this award for her involvement in research and innovation activities in sub-Saharan…

The CDC now suggests that only children who were within 3 feet, not 6 feet, of an infected student should quarantine, provided they were masked in a classroom. Does the science support this change?

Sean Grant and co-workers report on pharmacological and psychological treatments for patients with both alcohol-use and depressive disorders.

"These findings can be used by policymakers and researchers to advocate for effective ways to implement community engagement activities."

A new supplement published by Health Research Policy and Systems highlights studies undertaken in LMICs across Africa and Asia as part of an initiative by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO and UNICEF, with funding from Gavi. In this initiative, decision-makers were engaged to lead research studies that aimed to strengthen the implementation of immunization programs and services in their countries, showing a great potential for the engagement of decision-makers in implement...

Mucormycosis | ‘Avoid visiting damp and dusty places for a few weeks’ Updated: Updated: May 25, 2021 18:51 IST It is generally affecting COVID-19 patients who are prescribed steroids or those who have uncontrolled diabetes: Experts Share Article AAA A view of a ward with patients infected with Black Fungus or scientifically known as Mucormycosis, a deadly fungal infection, is pictured at a civil hospital in Ahmedabad on May 23, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AFP It is generally affecting COVID...

 E-Mail BOSTON - As COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall, Massachusetts officials are signaling its almost time to end remote learning and send all school-aged children back to the classroom. While emerging data suggest young children and schools have not been primary drivers of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence to guide best practices to prevent the spread of the virus in the school setting has been limited and, as a result, national and international recommendations are inconsistent. A st...