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Where there’s gender equality, people tend to live longer
Both women and men are likely to live longer when a country makes strides towards gender equality....
08 March, 2023
Public health
DFMCH official home of New Osher Center for Integrative Health at UW
The new Osher Center for Integrative Health will capitalize on opportunities to collaborate across UW–Madison and throughout the world....
28 February, 2023
There are at least 500 coronaviruses. We must develop next-gen vaccines now, experts say
Scientists have unveiled a road map for the development of a new vaccine that would be broadly protective against all coronaviruses....
21 February, 2023
The NIH-led research response to COVID-19
National Institutes of Health (NIH) representatives state that international investment, collaboration, and coordination have been key to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic....
02 February, 2023
US FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation for Moderna’s RSV vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation for Moderna’s investigational mRNA vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adult patients....
31 January, 2023
A rare public health challenge
The NIH explores ways to speed up the research and discovery of new treatments for rare diseases, which are not often thought of as the public health challenge that they are. ...
24 January, 2023
Clearing up ‘social determinants of health’
'Social determinants of health' is used often by public health personnel, but for many people, the meaning isn't clear....
12 January, 2023
Wisconsin DHS awarded $45 million to support public health workforce development
Grant from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance public health workforce development at state and local levels over the next five years....
05 December, 2022
The pandemic’s legacy is already clear
Another pandemic will happen, and the US still has time to create a health system that effectively prevents sickness instead of merely struggling to treat it, and to enact policies that rightfully prioritize the needs of disabled and vulnerable communities....
30 September, 2022