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Third Thursday Global Health Seminar Series: Dr. Cynthie Anderson
GHI Advisory member Cynthie Anderson, medical director of the Arboretum Ob-Gyn clinic and UW-Madison assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, discusses her Seed Grant work to collaborate with in-country colleagues to expand access to long-term, reversible contraception in Ethiopia. UW OB/Gyn has spearheaded a postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) program in Dane County, bringing…
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Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG): Adjuvants: understanding modern vaccines
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NPR: Scientists Report in Real Time on Challenging Zika Research
Anyone can follow the pregnancy of a monkey infected with Zika virus in real time, thanks to an experiment in data sharing unusual for biology.
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nature: Zika researchers release real-time data on viral infection study in monkeys
UW-Madison researchers release results from a Zika virus study in monkeys in real time.
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The Burden of Poor Health
Health disparities are differences in the burden of disease and other health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States. Poor, unemployed, and uneducated population groups experience more illness or worse outcomes than the rest of the population. These groups often lack doctors, health insurance, and medical access, and have a disparate burden…