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Category: Global health
Intestinal pathogen drops gene, spreads through body — and sub-Saharan Africa
Typhoid fever, caused by a strain of the bacterial pathogen Salmonella, is thought to have wiped out one-third of the population of Athens in 430 B.C. and continues to …
Using water to improve life in global slums
Marking a milestone partnership in planetary health, Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby, MD, has been tapped to direct the health evaluation of a project to use water …
Muslim and afraid – but not alone
Every night when he was still in Homs, Syria, a then-5-year-old named Mustafa hid underneath his mattress because he thought it protected him from the …
Stanford researcher travels to Qatar to discuss how behavior changes can improve global health
About 1,400 health-care experts and government officials from over a 100 countries recently attended the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar. WISH …
Stanford bioengineers develop a 20-cent, hand-powered blood centrifuge
Inspired by a whirligig toy, Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash, PhD, and his students have designed a centrifuge from paper, twine and plastic that can …
health++ hackathon aimed for affordability, innovation
I first met Stanford undergraduates Jason Ku Wang and Shivaal Roy last spring after they returned from a hackathon in Boston. Already, they were starting to …
Using robotics to combat schistosomiasis
If you ever find yourself putting a swimming parasite robot into a fish tank full of corn syrup, know that you’re likely to make a …
Millions of children live in high-mortality hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa
The good news is that deaths of children under 5 have fallen from nearly 12 million a year in 1990 to fewer than six million …
Choices for Syrian children
As a direct result of the single worst humanitarian crisis of our time, the protracted Syrian Civil War, at least ½ a million people have …
Building hope in the slums of Africa
In 2007, Wesleyan University student Jessica Posner took a semester abroad to volunteer with a nonprofit in Kibera, Kenya -- Africa’s largest slum -- and …
Stanford otolaryngologist champions ultrasound imaging
Patients with thyroid nodules — extremely common lumps on the thyroid that are usually benign, but can be malignant — are typically sent for ultrasound imaging to …
To control schistosomiasis, Stanford researchers advise thinking beyond pills
Praziquantel, an effective drug used to treat the common parasitic disease schistosomiasis, was believed to be the “silver bullet” to achieve disease elimination upon its …
Just one needle saves a life following Stanford physician’s trip to Madagascar
Stanford emergency physician S.V. Mahadevan, MD, had no idea when he visited Madagascar two months ago that he would help save the life of an …
The international medical brain drain: Are training programs part of the problem?
The medical “brain drain” – a phenomenon in which well-trained clinicians leave poorer countries seeking better job opportunities in wealthier countries – has helped fuel …
Biodesign trip highlights an innovative approach to Japan’s aging crisis
In Japan, the total population is shrinking, but the percentage of people who are elderly (age 65 and above) is expanding. The result is a significant and growing …