The Vaccine Equity Resource Hub
Vaccines have been monumental in public health, saving countless lives by preventing or reducing the impact of infectious diseases. Yet, it’s alarming that adult vaccination coverage is still lagging in… Read More
Category: news
Malaria: The Ongoing Battle and the Hope of New Vaccines
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, continues to be a significant public health challenge, especially in Africa. With over 600,000 expected deaths this year, primarily among children under five, the urgency to… Read More
Leading the Charge in the Anti-Bullying Crusade
Updated December 4, 2024 October’s Bullying Prevention Month highlights an urgent public health concern affecting diverse age brackets. However, the youth remain especially at risk. Journey with us through this… Read More
The Complexity of Breast Cancer Disparities
Breast cancer impacts the lives of countless women worldwide. But what makes this fight even more challenging are the glaring disparities in incidence, treatment, and survival rates that persist among… Read More
Strangles in Horses: Understanding the Disease and its Public Health Implications
Strangles, or “equine distemper,” is a highly contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects horses. Caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi, strangles are notorious within the equine community. But what does… Read More
H5N1 Avian Influenza — Impact on Pets
The world is currently witnessing an unparalleled outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza. Known for its capability to cause severe ailments in birds and humans, the recent discovery of this… Read More
Parkinson’s Disease: Public Health Implications
Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, has been thrust into the spotlight recently with the news of former NHL star and ESPN analyst Barry Melrose announcing his diagnosis…. Read More
The Public Health Threat of Bedbugs
Bedbugs have long been associated with tales of creepy-crawlies that hide under our beds. However, the problem extends beyond a simple case of nighttime jitters. Bedbugs have recently emerged as… Read More
Scraping the news for insights
Health equity is a major topic and research focus over the past few years. And with good reason! For those of us who want wellbeing to improve in our communities,… Read More
Some stream of consciousness thoughts on the passing of Aaron Beck
The influential and transcendental psychologist Aaron Beck died on October 31st at the age of 100. His work and research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have influenced and improved, without exaggeration,… Read More
The Month in Suicide Research (and Reporting)
For those of us who straddle between research and practice, it may not be enough to keep abreast of the scientific literature. It’s important, of course–PubTrawlr was founded on that… Read More
Evidence in Plain Sight: Building a News Article Explorer
Here’s the paradox once again. Implementation Science is very top-down. That is, ideas and best practices are being pushed out into community-based settings. The implementation science field studies what makes… Read More