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GHI In the News

COVID questions: Dog part safety, antibody testing

Posted on September 8, 2020

GHI’s Christopher Olsen answers questions about dog parks and COVID-19 safety.

Posted in coronavirus, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, One Health, Planetary Health

Madison Hospitals, Public Health Concerned About Possible ‘Twindemic’

Posted on September 4, 2020

“We’re terrified of the possibility of a twindemic, as we call it, as travel picks up again and as we see loosening of restrictions around the country,” said Dr. James Conway, UW Health pediatrician and GHI Associate Director of Health Sciences.

Posted in Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

Investigating the link between ‘COVID toes’ and the virus

Posted on September 2, 2020

GHI Associate Director James Conway joins team investigating “COVID-toes.”

Posted in coronavirus, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Planetary Health, Uncategorized

Mass freshwater mussel die-offs linked to new virus

Posted on September 2, 2020

Until now, no one has been able to pin down why the world’s wild, freshwater mussels—often unnoticed and underappreciated engineers of stream and river health—are facing massive, unexpected die-offs. In a paper published today (September …

Posted in GHI In the News, News - Home, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health

Flu shots urged to avoid ‘twindemic’ during COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on August 25, 2020

“We’re terrified of a ‘twindemic,” says GHI Associate Director James Conway.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

Madison hospitals, public health concerned about possible ‘twindemic’

Posted on August 25, 2020

GHI Associate Director James Conway urges flu shots to avoid outbreaks during COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News - Home, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

What experts say about how to interpret COVID-19 data like positive cases, deaths and hospitalizations — and what to avoid

Posted on August 19, 2020

Ajay Sethi is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.

Posted in Economics, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

Pandemic preparedness and response under a different president

Posted on August 11, 2020

Written by John E. Lange, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors.

Posted in coronavirus, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

New GHI Planetary Health Scholar helping to organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries

Posted on August 10, 2020

Rebecca Alcock is an incoming PhD student in industrial and systems engineering as well as a GHI Planetary Health Scholar.

Posted in Education, GHI In the News, News, Planetary Health

A triple threat

Posted on August 6, 2020

When the CARES Act expired July 25, so did protections for many renters. While state regulators have extended a moratorium on utility shut-offs until September, eviction notices can now be filed and evictions can begin starting Aug. …

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

Human Activity Contributes to Apparent Increase in Diseases from Animals

Posted on July 6, 2020

GHI Advisory Committee Member Tony Goldberg discusses with Spectrum News 1.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

COVID questions: Dog parks, work from home, future of cities

Posted on July 6, 2020

Your questions about COVID-19 answered by UW-Madison experts.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

Coronavirus: Pandemic Causes Kids To Miss Vaccinations

Posted on July 6, 2020

According to the CDC, children across the nation have fallen behind on routine vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GHI Director James Conway informs us about steps the health community is taking to get ahead of the issue before students return to school in the fall.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

Hamsters develop protective immunity to COVID-19 and are protected by convalescent sera

Posted on June 23, 2020

The new study is led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a GHI Advisory Committee member.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

What if all viruses disappeared?

Posted on June 18, 2020

“If all viruses suddenly disappeared, the world would be a wonderful place for about a day and a half, and then we’d all die – that’s the bottom line,” says Tony Goldberg, GHI Advisory Committee member. “All the essential things they do in the world far outweigh the bad things.”

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

A coalition of scientists takes on COVID-19 – with data

Posted on June 17, 2020

GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been part of the data group.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, Jonathan Patz, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

How humanity has unleashed a flood of zoonotic diseases

Posted on June 17, 2020

“If this isn’t the wake-up call, nothing is going to be,” says Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology at UW and a GHI Advisor Committee member.

Posted in GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, One Health, One Health, Planetary Health, Uncategorized, Women and Well-being

Emerging infectious diseases on the rise

Posted on May 28, 2020

Mary Wilson, M.D., a GHI Board of Visitors member, sees more diseases arising because of changes in the landscape and human populations.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

Schauer leads COVID-19 testing efforts at hygiene lab

Posted on May 26, 2020

Jamie Schauer is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

Beware This COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Study’ From an 80s Teen Tech Titan and a Carnivorous Plant Smuggler

Posted on May 26, 2020

GHI Associate Director Jim Conway and GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi are quoted in the Daily Beast.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health
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