This Week in Global Health
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(Compiled by UW Health Sciences News & Community Relations
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UN leader: Global Climate Change is Up to the U.S. Seattle Times, Oct. 26 (Anand Yang, Jackson School of International Studies; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)Taking Medicine for HIV Proves Hard to Swallow for Many People, UWeek, Oct. 22 (Simoni)
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The AIDS vaccine trial: Results Offer Modest Hope, TIME, Oct. 21 (Associate Lab Director Nicole Frahm, Global Health, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
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Op-Ed: Have Faith in an AIDS Vaccine, New York Times, Oct. 18
- Letter from Health Advocates: Concerns about Global Health Workforce Issues in the US Health Reform Efforts, Physicians for Human Rights (Health Alliance International)
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UW Pharmacy Students Win National Biz Plan Contest, Sequim Gazette, Oct. 18
- Experts on Indigenous Migration Gather in Seattle (UW), Seattle Times, Oct. 15
- When Military Security Means Insecurity for Women, Seattle Times, Oct. 9 (Kavita Ramdas)
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Partial Success of AIDS Vaccine Raises Hopes, Oregonian, Oct. 7 (Dr. Larry Corey, Lab Medicine, Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
- "Thailand Trip is Life-Changing Experience," The Woodinville Weekly (Experience of 16 students -- 10 from UW-Bothell and six from UW-Seattle in a UW-sponsored Exploration Seminar in Thailand)
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Young Doctor Shares Global Health Lessons from the Front Lines, (Lassa Fever) Seattle Times, Sept. 29
UN Seeks $1.5 billion for Swine Flu, Associated Press, Sept. 24 (Dr. Chris Murray, Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation, Global Health)
Ratevosian and Hagopian: Armenia's New AIDS Policy Suggests it Can Be a Regional Leader. The Armenian Weekly, Sept. 20, 2009 (Faculty Amy Hagopian).
Universities Form Bond Over Global Health. Global Health Council blog, Sept. 19, 2009
Presidents Push for Global Health. Inside Higher Education, Sept. 14, 2009 (President Mark Emmert)
MRSA 'Superbug' Found in Ocean, Public Beaches. USA Today, Sept. 12, 2009 (Professor Marilyn Roberts, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Global Health)
Summer of Work Exposes Medical Students to System's Ills (Medical School's Rural/Underserved Opportunities Pathway highlighted. Medical students Jacob Opfer, Amanda Messinger, Jens Olsgaard, Kylie Boggess, Ben Ruffatto, Elizabeth Stuhlmiller; Dr. Roger Rosenblatt, Family Medicine, Global Health, and Dr. Brian Ross, Anesthesiology, featured in related video). New York Times, Sept. 8, 2009
Could the Recession be Good for Your Health? Time (London), Aug. 31, 2009 (Dr. Stephen Bezruchka).
Health Alliance International Receives $10m Grant to Improve Primary Health Care Management in Mozambique. UW News, Aug. 3, 2009.
Financing Global Health 2009: Tracking Development Assistance for Health. IHME study released July 22, 2009.
Young Researcher from Kenya Recognized at 5th IAS Conference, (Linnet N. Masese, MD, MPH, Global Health graduate 2008). July 21, 2009.
Soaring Global Health Funds Not all Wisely Spent: Studies. June 2009, Lancet and several media. (Christopher Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)
Towards a Common Definition of Global Health. The Lancet, June 6, 2009. (Dr. Judy Wasserheit).
May 2009
Science Progress: Science-less in Seattle (Tom Paulson, former reporter, Seattle P-I)
KPLU: Law protects youth athletes from concussion damage (HMC link on page)
Seattle Times: Get your shots for seasonal flu- a hidden threat (Dr. Ann Marie Kimball, Epidemiology, Health Services, Medicine; Alan Aderem, Institute for Systems Biology; Dr. King Holmes, Global Health, Center for AIDS and STD, Infectious Diseases)
USA Today: Students studying abroad face dangers with little oversight (UW)
UPI: Herpes drug doesn't reduce HIV transmission (Dr. Connie Celum, International Clinical Research Center)
New York Times Blog: Great science doesn't always = great results (Dr. Connie Celum, Medicine, Global Health, Epidemiology) Note - study link in blog is for last year's study; NCRM has contacted the paper
Seattle Times: Experts gather in Seattle to tackle the rise in premature births (Dr. Michael Gravett, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Dr. Craig Rubens, Pediatrics, Microbiology, Seattle Children's)
Everett Herald: Swine flu tests response plans (Dr. Ann Marie Kimball, Epidemiology, Health Services, Medicine)
King 5: Health officials say flu is no cause for panic (Dr. Ann Marie Kimball, Epidemiology, Health Services)
Puget Sound Business Journal: Mismatch between supply and demand ails nursing profession (Dean Marla Salmon, UW School of Nursing; Seattle Children's, Swedish Medical Center)
Bioworld Today: (UW and UW medical school's position in NIH funding mentioned among nation's top biotech clusters)
Seattle Times: Medical journal questions Gates Foundation's health spending priorities
Seattle Times: Bill Gates Sr. reflects on roots, global health and his famous son
Seattle PI: Gates Foundation announces 81 unusual grants
Seattle Times: Animals, industrial agriculture and swine flu risk (Dr. Ann Marie Kimball, Epidemiology, Health Services)
Seattle PI: Officials: Swine flu an enigmatic epidemic (Dr. Ann Marie Kimball, Dr. King Holmes, Center for AIDS & STD, Global Health, Infectious Diseases)
Seattle Times: Seattle scientists play big role in hunt for flu clues (Dr. Ira Longini, Biostatistics, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Dr. Elizabeth Halloran, Biostatistics, Fred Hutch)
Puget Sound Business Journal: University of Washington researcher gets Bezos chair post (Prof. Patricia Kuhl, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences)
Great Falls Tribune: Rural medical staff recruitment a constant challenge (WWAMI, UW School of Medicine)
KPLU: Education and income shape diet (Dr. Pablo Monsivais, Center for Public Health Nutrition)
NewsRecord: Bread & butter (Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Epidemiology, Medicine, Center for Public Health Nutrition)
New York Times: In treating HIV infection, sooner is better, study finds (Dr. Mari Kitahata, Medicine, Center for AIDS & STD, Health Services)
April 2009
WebMD: New research backs early HIV therapy (Dr. Kitahata)
Seattle Times: PATH secures major HIV/AIDS grants
Seattle PI: Nurture life sciences or lose it, advocates say (WBBA; Lee Huntsman, Life Sciences Discovery Fund)
CNN: Can malaria deaths be eradicated by 2015? (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
San Francisco Examiner: Bay Area firms lead the way in stem cell research
New York Times: Subsidy plan seeks to cut malaria drug cost (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Seattle PI: U.S. News & World Report ranks UW high in medicine, law
UW News: Medical schools fight the war against disease (Dr. Stephen Schwartz, Epidemiology)
Billings Gazette: 3rd year of program brings aspiring doctors back to Montana (WWAMI; Medical students Katie Newell, Adam Zelka, Amanda Braaten, Lisa Sun Rhodes)
Seattle Times: Stimulus cash to give scientific research at UW, elsewhere big shot in arm (Prof. Deborah Nickerson, Genome Sciences; Mary Lidstrom, Vice Provost for Research, Assoc. Professor Eric Seibel, Mechanical Engineering and Human Photonics Laboratory, Bioengineering; Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO, UW Medicine)
King5: Oregon, UW to create regional biodefense center
Scientific American: Wyden's vision for health care reform begins with making sure everyone is covered (Assoc. of Health Care Journalists)`
Global Health Conference at UW Creates a Global Buzz. University Week, April 16, 2009.
Seattle Times: Rural doctor shortage called "a crisis" in Washington (Reporting from Association of Health Care Journalists conference in Seattle April 16-19, 2009)
Chronicle of Higher Education: One university's strategy for keeping international projects running smoothly (President Mark Emmert; Stephen Hanson, vice provost of global affairs; Dr. Judy Wasserheit, Medicine and Global Health; Dr. Chris Murray, Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation)
Seattle PI: Kids at risk over $60 million in cuts at Seattle Children's
PC World: Gates gives $33 million for tuberculosis in China
Seattle Times: PATH moving headquarters to South Lake Union's health hub (UW Medicine, Seattle Children's, SBRI, Fred Hutch mentions)
Forbes: Starting HIV therapy earlier saves lives (Dr. Mari Kitahata, Medicine, Center for AIDS & STD, Harborview Medical Center)
King 5: Bill would protect kids with concussion symptoms (Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center)
MSNBC.com: Fauci: Why there is no AIDS vaccine
BBC: When will stem cell therapy be a reality?
Reuters: Medical researchers face conflicts of interest (Dr. Bruce Psaty, Medicine and Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit)
Wyoming Business Report: WWAMI medical education fits Wyoming (Dr. Paul Ramsey, dean, School of Medicine)
Seattle Times: African-American nurses organization has come a long way (Harborview Medical Center; Prof. Lois Price-Spratlen, Psychosocial & Community Health)
Seattle Times: Sen. Patty Murray throws a lifeline to hospitals and clinics (Harborview Medical Center)
Puget Sound Business Journals: UW med school tuition waiver bill is stalled, despite support (Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO, UW Medicine)
March 2009
CBC. Circumcision protects against 2 common sexually transmitted diseases: studies (Drs. Golden, Wasserheit). See related video with Dr. Golden on web page
Scientific American: Circumcision cuts risk of herpes, HPV (Drs. Golden, Wasserheit)
BBC: Call for higher circumcision rate (Drs. Golden, Wasserheit)
Seattle PI: Male circumcision reduces herpes, study finds (Drs. Golden, Wasserheit)
Xconomy: Obama stimulus plan may generate $300M research windfall, UW says (Linden Rhoads, UW Tech Transfer)
Seattle Times: 2 Fred Hutch scientists win research awards worth $1.5M each (Harmit Singh Malik, Toshiyasu Taniguchiare)
Seattle PI: Nursing home for AIDS patients faces funding crisis (Bailey-Boushay, Virginia Mason Medical Center)
KPLU: More kids face poverty (UW Human Services Policy Center)
