Foreign aid to the public-health sectors of developing countries often appears to be allocated backwards: The global burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes or …
Author: Beth Duff-Brown
Finding the sweet spot in public health law to regulate sugary drinks
Two Stanford public health law experts say one of the biggest culprits of the obesity epidemic - on top of fast foods and sedentary lifestyles …
Rosenkranz Prize winners devoted to innovative health care in developing countries
Marcella Alsan, MD, PhD, knows that the division of labor among men and women starts at a young age in the developing world. “Anecdotally, girls …
Exploring electronic health reminders’ effect on quality of care
It’s not every day that the director of the National Institutes of Health blogs about your research. But that’s the day that David Chan, MD, PhD, …
Experts at Big Data in Biomedicine: Bigger, better datasets and technology will benefit patients
The explosion of big data is transforming the way those in health care are diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, panelists at the Big Data in Biomedicine said on its …