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VIDEO: The burden of cancer varies across countries. In a recent study, researchers summarize the changing trends of the cancer burden worldwide and compare it with the cancer data of China view more
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Cancer is one of the top causes of death worldwide. The cancer burden is related not only to genetic predisposition, but also to environmental pollution and socioeconomic factors such as lifestyle. Consequently, the burden of this disease is not uniform across all countries. In fact, the public health of China, a country known for the rapid change in its development status in the last few decades, has undergone a paradigm shift with respect to cancer incidence and mortality.
Youth vaccinations help herd immunity
1 2021-04-09 09:09:50China Daily
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ECNS App Download A medical worker injects a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a local resident in Ruili, Southwest China s Yunnan province, April 1, 2021. (Photo/Xinhua)
Achieving herd immunity from the novel coronavirus will require immunizing children and teenagers, experts said, as clinical trials for such vaccines are displaying promising results.
Although medical evidence suggests youngsters are less susceptible to the virus and not as likely to get as seriously ill as adults, inoculating them will help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and bring the country one step closer to eradicating the virus, said Feng Duojia, president of the China Association for Vaccines.
Longtime nursing executive vice dean and professor is internationally recognized for her work in palliative care By Hub staff report / Published April 1, 2021
Marie T. Nolan, professor and executive vice dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, has been appointed interim dean of the school. She succeeds Patricia Davidson, who was named the vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong in Australia, where she starts in May.
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Nolan previously served as associate dean for academic affairs, chair of the Department of Acute and Chronic Care, and director of the Nursing PhD program. Nolan was the Johns Hopkins director of the China PhD Program Collaboration between Peking Union Medical College and the School of Nursing funded by the China Medical Board. She is the former president of the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing.
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