Global health Archives - Page 4 of 15

In virtual exchange, students in California and Lebanon unite to improve refugee health

In the fall of 2018, videoconferencing helped unite 23 Stanford students with 23 fellow students in Beruit, Lebanon, and provided the opportunity to co-develop a project that could help improve refugees’ lives and health.

Mosquito tracking key to preventing disease outbreaks

Infectious disease expert Desiree LaBeaud is mapping outbreaks of Zika, dengue and chikungunya, three viral diseases transmitted by the same mosquitoes.

Translating horror into justice: Stanford psychiatrist advocates for human rights

A Stanford interdisciplinary program provides evidence of the mental health pathology caused by trauma to legal teams prosecuting human rights violators.

Climate change can affect nutrient content of crops, harming human health

Elevated carbon dioxide levels may lead to reductions in the nutrients in common crops such as barley, wheat and rice, increasing malnutrition.

Off the beaten path for global health residency

In the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, writer Jody Berger profiled the global health residency program, but found more that she wanted to inlcude.

Democracy tied to health improvements in developing countries, new research suggests

Free and fair elections and a democratic government are linked with decreases in adult mortality in developing countries, a new study has found.

Treating parasite infections during pregnancy thought to boost babies’ immune responses

For babies in developing countries, pneumonia vaccines seem to work better if their mothers receive treatment for parasitic infections during pregnancy.

Stanford Medicine magazine explores global health challenges

Stanford Medicine’s global efforts to battle some of the world’s most vexing health concerns are reflected in the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine.

Humanity is all right, probably, although human extinction remains quite possible, researcher says

Stanford epidemiologist Steve Luby remains optimistic, although he believes that human extinction is in the relatively near future is possible.

Starting with one: Providing medical care in southern Sudan

Tom Catena, an American-trained physician, shares his experience providing care in war-torn, resource-deprived southern Sudan.

Blocking Zika: New antiviral may treat and prevent infection, a Stanford study suggests

A Stanford study shows Hsp70 protein inhibitors can protect mice from Zika virus without developing drug resistance, demonstrating their clinical potential.

Cholera and starvation in Yemen are preventable, Stanford pediatrician says

The civil war in Yemen has led to an cholera epidemic and widespread starvation. Both were preventable, Stanford pediatrician Paul Wise says.

Comic book aimed at cutting cervical cancer rates hits the stands

In a drive to reduce high cervical-cancer rates in Nigeria, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Stanford oncology researcher Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD, has enlisted the imaginative assistance of an educational comic book.

Seeds of a movement: Women global health leaders gather in London

Begun at Stanford, the Women Leaders in Global Health conference is working to empower women in the global health community.

Class on human trafficking aims for change

A Stanford University class hopes to increase awareness and understanding of human trafficking and improve resources to detect, treat and decrease it.

With rising demand for insulin, half of those in need will lack access in 2030, new study suggests

Access and cost of insulin is affecting those who need it most, and without major improvements, millions will be without a treatment, a new study suggests.