Cheap cholera vaccine shows widespread promise
Despite being neglected for several years, a surprisingly effective cholera vaccine is emerging as an inexpensive solution to an epidemic-level problem, a new Lancet study finds.
Is Ebola an outbreak or an epidemic? What’s the difference?
With the crisis in West Africa killing more than 8,000 people and some cases being brought to the U.S., everyone is talking about Ebola – but should we refer to it as an outbreak or an epidemic? And what’s a pandemic for that matter? There is a difference, and what it really comes down to […]
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
L.A.’s affluent anti-vaxxers may be behind city’s whooping cough epidemic
With the threat of a deadly whooping cough epidemic descending on Los Angeles, the chinks in our post-industrial herd immunity are starting to show – among America’s most affluent. The anti-vaxxer movement has a growing stronghold among Hollywood parents – vaccination rates in the region’s schools are in free fall. Indeed, the situation’s “leaving some schools’ immunization rates on par with […]
Chikungunya Virus: How Accurate Are The Numbers?
Chikungunya virus has been very much in the news recently. It is a virus that is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of this virus are high fevers and joint pains but can also include headache, rash, diarrhea, and myalgias. At the end of 2013, it was the first time this […]