Health Worker Deaths in Pakistan: More Victims of the War on Terror?
December 27, 2012 3 min. read

With the opening of “Zero Dark Thirty” this week, many have condemned the depiction of torture in the film — and debates have resurfaced about the “enhanced interrogation” of suspected terrorists by the United States to find Osama bin Laden. What gets left out of these discussions is the role that a deplorable espionage tactic played in […]

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Meningococcal Meningitis: Q&A with Dr. Ciro de Quadros of the Sabin Vaccine Institute
April 5, 2012 6 min. read

Meningococcal disease, or meningitis, is a bacterial infection of the meninges, or lining around the brain and spinal cord.  If left untreated, it has a 50% mortality rate, and it spreads most easily through crowded areas where people are in close and prolonged contact, from college dorms to informal settlements.  Meningococcal disease can result in severe, permanent […]

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MidWeek News Roundup
October 21, 2009 2 min. read

Thailand – A Thai HIV Vaccine trial, led by Dr. Supachai Rerks-Ngarm of the Department of Disease Control of the Thai Ministry’s Public Health Department, was successful in that it provided coverage to a small percentage of participants, which is better than any previous trial. A combination vaccine, using strains of HIV common in Thailand, […]

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