Samuel Haddad, BSPH, a 2018 UNC Gillings Global School of Public Health nutrition alumnus, was already working in Laos (the Lao People’s Democratic Republic [PDR]) to prepare for a public health emergency when COVID-19 began spreading on a global scale. With … Read more
Exactly how does coronavirus spread in the air? What will get kids’ vaccinations back on track across the United States? How can public health practitioners work with church communities to spread accurate information about COVID-19? These are just three of … Read more
Since 1965, smoking in the United States has declined by 50%. Now, a team of student and faculty researchers from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has uncovered factors that show why this progress isn’t evenly distributed across … Read more
Two postdoctoral research associates from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center —both of whom earned doctoral degrees at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health — have been announced as recipients of an award honoring the late … Read more
The decades-long search for a vaccine to prevent HIV reached a new milestone as results from HPTN 083, a global large-scale study, show that the long-acting drug cabotegravir (CAB LA) protects uninfected people from HIV. The study, begun in December 2016, … Read more
Dengue viruses are estimated to cause approximately 390 million infections and 100 million cases each year around the globe, ranging from mild fever to severe Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever and Dengue Shock Syndrome. Because infection with one of the four unique … Read more
The website papita.org is home to ITA, an artificial intelligence program that offers unique childcare tips to Spanish-speaking users based on their personal information. The site’s developers hope to promote healthy family habits while lowering parents’ stress — especially now that the … Read more
Three years after Mexico implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, the country’s adults are consuming fewer soft drinks, according to new findings from an international team of researchers. The team examined the self-reported soft-drink intake of participants in the three … Read more
Governments across the globe have implemented policies in an effort to “flatten the curve” and mitigate the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Schools and businesses have closed, travel has been restricted and individuals have been ordered to stay home … Read more
On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), reported that data from an international clinical trial testing the broad-spectrum antiviral drug remdesivir in around 1,090 patients showed “quite good news” and should result in … Read more
