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The Johns Hopkins University - School of Public Health - Academic-based public health observatory - operational research & training - Epidemiology Methods

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Identification of high notification clusters of congenital heart disease in Colombia (2016–2020): a spatial epidemiology and machine learning approach | International Journal of Health Geographics link.springer.com/article/10…

Identification of high notification clusters of congenital heart disease in Colombia (2016–2020): a...

International Journal of Health Geographics - Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common congenital anomalies and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates and children. In...

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Health Policy Watch
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The WHO's next Director-General will be elected in May 2027. But the decisions begin months earlier. From candidate forums to the final secret ballot, HPW's new FAQ explains the process. 🔗➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/faq-… @WHO @GVAGrad_GHC @GVAGrad

FAQ - Election Of WHO Director General - Health Policy Watch

Sources: Adapted from FAQs by Gian Luca Burci, Geneva Health Platform, Graduate Institute DG election site;  WHO — Election of the Director-General; WHO —

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Medical superintelligence: foundations and aspirations bmjdigitalhealth.bmj.com/con…

Medical superintelligence: foundations and aspirations

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have stimulated discussions about medical superintelligence, yet how to define and evaluate this aspiration remains unclear. We discuss how AI technologies...

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Dr Jean Kaseya
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In #Bunia, DRC authorities and @AfricaCDC launched the Tumaini vaccine trial, an adaptive Phase 2/3 trial to protect against the Bundibugyo virus, with @inrb_kinshasa, @CEPIvaccines, @WHO and @MSF. African leadership, African science, for African lives. --- À Bunia, les autorités de la RDC et Africa CDC ont lancé l'essai vaccinal Tumaini, un essai adaptatif de phase 2/3 contre le virus Bundibugyo, avec l'INRB, la CEPI, l'OMS et MSF. Leadership africain, science africaine, pour des vies africaines. #Ebola #Tumaini #AfricaResponds #RandD #clinicaltrials
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First person infected with rare Shamonda virus: what we know nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

First person infected with rare Shamonda virus: what we know

Nature - Infectious-disease researchers say the risk of the livestock pathogen moving between people is low.

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Artificial Intelligence in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology idcmjournal.org/ai-in-infect…

Artificial Intelligence in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that develops computational systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, including pattern recognition,...

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Prediction accuracy of available early warning systems for air pollution across WHO South-East Asia region: a systematic review frontiersin.org/journals/pub…

Frontiers | Prediction accuracy of available early warning systems for air pollution across WHO...

BackgroundAmbient air pollution is a major environmental health risk across developing nations in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO), contributing substa...

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GLP-1 drugs and the new way to lose weight  As people flock to GLP-1 drugs, what do consumers need to know about the side effects, risks, benefits, and bonuses? hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2026/fa…

GLP-1 drugs and the new way to lose weight

As people flock to GLP-1 drugs, what do consumers need to know about the side effects, risks, benefits, and bonuses?

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Global Virus Network@GlobalVirusNewsOct 24
Today is #WorldPolioDay. Polio has been eliminated in many regions, but the fight isn’t over. #GVN supports continued vaccination & surveillance to end polio for good. Learn more: ow.ly/zxgs50Xei0r | ow.ly/1FSw50Xei0i #GVN #WorldPolioDay #EndPolio #GlobalHealth
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Before you laugh at leeches The pioneering Department of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University examines our medical past without judgment hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2026/fa…

Before you laugh at leeches

The pioneering Department of the History of Medicine examines our medical past without judgment

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The trust deficit hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2026/fa…

The trust deficit

At Johns Hopkins, faculty confront one of public health's most urgent challenges: how to rebuild trust in an age of misinformation, political division, and media fragmentation.

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FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment fda.gov/news-events/press-an…

FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment

FDA today approved Hibsago (bepirovirsen) injection, in combination with existing antiviral therapy, to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in certain adults without cirrhosis.

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Why Must We End Polio Now healthpolicy-watch.news/from…

From The Heart Of A Doctor: Why Must We End Polio Now - Health Policy Watch

A polio-free Africa is within reach, but only if we make it a priority. Ending the disease will not only protect our children, but it will also strengthen our

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The digital determinants of health: a new era for global public health thelancet.com/journals/lance…

The digital determinants of health: a new era for global public health

Digital transformations exert increasing influence over the lives of the global population, shaping opportunities and generating harms for health and wellbeing across the spectrum of digital access...

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EPI-WIN Webinar Global Respiratory Threats Series Preparing for respiratory virus circulation during the northern hemisphere winter season (2):  Influenza and COVID-19 Prevention & Control  Wednesday, 28 October 2026 13.00 - 14.00 CEST who.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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First human death linked to recently discovered livestock virus in Europe  science.org/content/article/…

First human death linked to recently discovered livestock virus in Europe

Scientists stress need for further study of Shamonda virus but say there’s no cause for alarm

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Guidance on evidence generation on new tuberculosis diagnostics PDF:  iris.who.int/server/api/core…
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Choral Voices, Communal Vulnerability wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/32…
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Nationwide Surveillance and Control Measures during Large Measles Outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026 wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/32…
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The Impermanence of Public Health Gains—Lessons Learned from Measles Resurgence, Bangladesh, 2026 - Volume 32, Number 11—November 2026 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/32…
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