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Whiteness Explored as a Fundamental Determinant of Health in Rural America

For almost two decades, the mortality rate for rural residents in the United States has been higher than their urban counterparts, and the difference in the rate has only…

December 5, 2024

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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies

Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics,…

August 3, 2024

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Cognitive Declines Preceding Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Lead to Credit Card, Mortgage Delinquency

In the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new…

May 31, 2024

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Bouey Publishes New Report on U.S.-China Collaboration on HIV/AIDS

A new report “U.S.-China Collaboration on HIV/AIDS: Perspectives on Global Health Collaborations amid Geopolitical Changes,” written by Jennifer Bouey, MD, PhD, examines the…

February 26, 2024

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School of Health’s Jennifer Bouey, PhD, Leads Database Project Tracking China’s Export of AI

Global health professor and epidemiologist Jennifer Bouey, PhD, in collaboration with the RAND Corporation and AidData Research Lab, has published a database and two reports…

December 20, 2023

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Working in Extreme Heat: Deaths Underestimated and Protections Fall Short

Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, two occupational health experts outline three necessary steps to close gaps in the management of workers impacted by extreme heat…

August 30, 2023

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Drinking Kombucha May Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes

People with Type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting…

August 1, 2023

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Shared Decision-Making Lowers Health Care Expenditures

A study led by Timothy T. Brown, of UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and Vanessa B. Hurley, MPH, PhD, assistant professor at Georgetown University School of Health, found…

June 13, 2023

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Study Finds Adverse Impact of Climate on Mental Health in Bangladesh

Finding has important implications globally for regions most vulnerable to climate change. Media Contact Karen Teber, km463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (Monday, February 6) —…

February 6, 2023

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Studying Strategies to Achieve Men’s Health Equity

As founder and director of the Center for Men’s Health Equity, Derek Griffith, PhD, also professor of health management and policy at the School of Health, strives to solve a…

July 30, 2022