2Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
3Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond
4Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
5Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
6Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland JAMA. Published online May 10, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.4073
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By Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula
Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has enhanced efforts to open new private universities in the country to enable more students to pursue their higher studies in the country.
Increasing its commitment towards a vibrant, growing higher education community, a new private Indian university a Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) campus will open in September at Barwa, Abu Hamour.
The university will offer five academic programmes initially. Under a five-year plan of the MoEHE, three more private universities are expected to open in Qatar, giving students more options to pursue academic programmes of their choice, tailored to their budget. Higher education institutions offered 290 educational programmes for the academic year 2019-20.
Market Leader in Digestive Health Enzymedica Expands New Scientific Advisory Board, Adding Prominent Gastroenterologist and Integrative Medicine Expert Dr. Marvin Singh
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Dr. Singh, who is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine, will lend his deep expertise to the Enzymedica board. He joins its team of natural health and wellness experts who will support the company’s innovative education, research and product development efforts.
Dr. Singh is double-board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine.
“Our vision and Dr. Singh’s philosophy are well-aligned – to help individuals feel well, obtain their health goals and take control of their lives,” said Scott Sensenbrenner, President & CEO of Enzymedica.
Many Deaths During the Pandemic Were Simply Due to Lack of Access to Health Care
Patients rest in a hallway in the overloaded Emergency Room area at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on January 27, 2021, in Apple Valley, California.
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In calculating its human toll, a pandemic is similar to a war. The most precise way public health researchers can get a handle on the impact of something like COVID-19 is to compare the number of total deaths recorded in a specific place during the pandemic with death tallies from prior years.
That analysis will yield a figure known as “excess deaths” which simply means deaths above and beyond what would normally be expected.