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September 24, 2018

Hurricane Harvey: In the Eye of the Storm

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Do We Have a Right to Surgery? The Case for Access to All

Operating tools are seen as pediatric heart surgeon Issam al-Rassi performs a heart operation on 9-month-old Syrian refugee Amena al-Helou at the Hammoud Universal Hospital in Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 2016.

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Politicians, Philosophy and Other Leadership Challenges: A Q&A with Bill Foege

Former CDC director Bill Foege recounts a life in public health in his new book, “The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor.” (Image: Courtesy)

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Reducing Gun Violence in the US

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VideoDrowning in the Delta: Preventing Childhood Drowning in Bangladesh

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Bloomberg School Experts

The Spread of Quality Information in the Era of ‘Fake News’

Susan Krenn

Before You Leave for Overseas, Do These 5 Things

Anna Kalbarczyk

Clade X: A Mock, Yet Entirely Plausible, Pandemic

Dayna Kerecman Myers

The Last Temptation of a Child: Drowning Prevention in Rural Bangladesh

Priyanka Agrawal

500 Million People Need Health Insurance? Call Indu Bhushan

Brian W. Simpson

The Pandemic Everyone Fears

Dayna Kerecman Myers

In Depth

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What's the Difference? A Primer on Evolving Health Disciplines

Untold Stories

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Blazing Injustice: The Hidden Crisis of Burn Injuries

Burns cause an estimated 180,000 deaths each year, yet they rarely rate a significant spot on the global health agenda. In Nepal, an estimated 56,000 people are burned seriously each year. In a 3-part exclusive series for Global Health NOW, Joanne Silberner reports on the devastating effects of burns in the country—the Untold Global Health Story of 2017.