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Male doctor vaccinating young African girl in small village, East Africa.

October 2, 2024

Study highlights the relationship between governance and vaccine coverage

A study by doctoral student Raoul Kamadjeu and Associate Professors Katarzyna Wyka and Elizabeth Kelvin suggests that strengthening governance structures and processes could have significant positive impacts on immunization programs and public health...

October 3, 2024

Older users of e-cigarettes at greater risk of respiratory illness, study suggests

A study by doctoral student Adriana Eugene and Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell found that older adults who use electronic cigarettes had greater odds of reporting respiratory illness such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and COPD. The research...

September 24, 2024

Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says

Sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 could lead to unnecessary patient hospitalizations, deaths, and costs, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. When nursing home staff who test positive for COVID-19 are sent home, this c...