Crises. Now?

(Measles and MMR: the essential guide)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:18:18 -0400

(Measles and MMR: the essential guide)

The #GlobalPOV Project: “Can We Shop To End...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:32:43 -0400

The #GlobalPOV Project: “Can We Shop To End Poverty?” With Ananya Roy (by GlobalPOV)

(via Picturesque Chinese Landscapes are Actually Disguised...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:53:24 -0400

(via Picturesque Chinese Landscapes are Actually Disguised Photos of Landfills | Colossal)

"So long as I remain alive and well I shall continue to feel strongly about prose style, to love the..."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:06:24 -0400

“So long as I remain alive and well I shall continue to feel strongly about prose style, to love the surface of the earth, and to take a pleasure in solid objects and scraps of useless information.”

- George Orwell

(via We’ve Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:35:12 -0500

(via We’ve Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities)

maplust: Disease flow graphics

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:33:05 -0500

maplust:

Disease flow graphics

Scientists will test unique chemical compounds from marine...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:38:10 -0500

Scientists will test unique chemical compounds from marine samples found in deep sea trenches (via BBC News - Antibiotics search to focus on sea bed)

The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:36:51 -0500

The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.

(via BBC News - Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning)

uBiome (by ubiome)

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:31:36 -0500

uBiome (by ubiome)

"That you can’t fight City Hall is a rumor being spread by City Hall."

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:11:47 -0500

“That you can’t fight City Hall is a rumor being spread by City Hall.”

- audre lorde

read.

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:09:52 -0500

read.

(via How The U.S. Stopped Malaria, One Cartoon At A Time :...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:15:23 -0500

(via How The U.S. Stopped Malaria, One Cartoon At A Time : Shots - Health News : NPR)

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:25:27 -0400

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Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:34:32 -0400

"These data show that the number of West Nile virus disease cases in people has risen dramatically in..."

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:32:08 -0400

“These data show that the number of West Nile virus disease cases in people has risen dramatically in recent weeks. And indicate that we’re in the midst of one of the largest West Nile virus outbreaks ever seen in the United States.”

- CDC Online Newsroom - Press Briefing Transcript: August 22, 2012

[some nice details]

Health: Disciplinary or Liberatory?

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:58:22 -0400

LISTEN: Health care is medical care, right? That might sound logical, but a number of people have challenged that notion head-on. Some have drawn connections between health and political power; others decided that health clinics should do much more than diagnose and treat illness. Jenna Loyd weighs the theoretical insights of Michel Foucault and others; she also points to a time when community health took a radical turn.

Vaccine-Preventable Outbreaks interactive map

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:29:37 -0400

Vaccine-Preventable Outbreaks interactive map

Okay, this is too much nerd fun. The mid-1880s bump for cholera...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:09:19 -0400

Okay, this is too much nerd fun. The mid-1880s bump for cholera is fascinating (via Google Ngram Viewer)

whew, i was right! (via Google Ngram Viewer)

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:02:22 -0400

whew, i was right! (via Google Ngram Viewer)

re-read. [and there was a John Snow cholera reference....

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:03:21 -0400

re-read. [and there was a John Snow cholera reference. weird coincidence?]