Global Health


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    March 13, 2024 | The Public Health Crisis in Gaza: The Spread of Disease and Potential for Famine

    Dabney P. Evans, PhD, director of Emory's Center for Humanitarian Emergencies, and Aryeh Stein, PhD, professor of global health, share their insights on what the latest developments in Gaza mean for public health.

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    February 29, 2024 | Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham Wins Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization

    Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham, PhD, professor of global health, has been selected as the winner of the 2023-2024 Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization.

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    February 23, 2024 | New Funding Awarded to Two Projects Working to Strengthen Evidence-Based Large-Scale Food Fortification

    The Food Fortification Initiative, based at Rollins, has received funding from the BIll & Melinda Gates Foundation for two projects aimed at large-scale food fortification efforts.

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    February 22, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health, Breastfeeding to Curb Antibiotic Resistance, and Experiences of Violence in People Living with HIV

    Summaries of a handful of research articles published by Rollins faculty in open access publications recently.

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    February 19, 2024 | Research Examines Complexity in COVID Vaccine Decision-Making Among Pregnant People

    Research shows pregnant women who delivered babies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic were conflicted in their vaccine decision-making due to a number of factors.

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    February 7, 2024 | Ask an Expert: Shared Blood Pressure and Health Habits Among Couples With Jithin Sam Varghese

    Jithin Sam Varghese is conducting research to understand how subgroups of cardiometabolic disease are present in the population, the burden of undiagnosed and untreated cardiometabolic disease, and how spouses’ health behaviors change over time.

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    February 1, 2024 | Faculty Partner with WHO to Prevent Global Birth Defects and Fight TB

    Rollins faculty often collaborate with partners at a global level, such as the World Health Organization. Here, we highlight two faculty currently working with WHO.

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    January 24, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Health Interventions for Pregnant People, Hypertension in Couples, and Household Air Pollution

    This month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Find summaries of a few highlighted papers here.

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    January 23, 2024 | Emory Researchers Test Interventions to Limit Dangerous Household Air Pollution

    Two papers with recent findings were published in the January issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

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    January 22, 2024 | Forecasting the Future

    Rollins leadership share insights on what public health issues may take center stage this year.

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    January 19, 2024 | Sarita Shah Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Sarita Shah, MD, professor of epidemiology and global health at Rollins School of Public Health, was recently elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the country’s oldest medical honor societies.

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    December 18, 2023 | Rollins Research Review: Foodborne Illness Transmission, Air Pollution and Pregnancy, and COVID-19 Prevention Practices

    Summaries of impactful studies published by Rollins authors in December.

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    December 4, 2023 | Alum Provides Humanitarian Relief to Families in Afghanistan Through Community-Focused Nonprofit

    Rollins alum Shakila Ali started a nonprofit, Doste Afghan Foundation, to provide humanitarian assistance to women, children, and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan.

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    November 13, 2023 | Rollins PhD Students to Battle Campus Sexual Harassment in Pakistan

    Two PhD students at Rollins were awarded a grant to support a partnership with universities in Pakistan to address campus sexual harassment.

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    November 10, 2023 | Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Means Increased Rates of Disease, Trauma, and Violence

    Researcher Dabney P. Evans shares her insights on what the latest developments in Gaza mean to human health in the area, ways U.S. citizens can help, and future concerns related to this conflict.

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    November 1, 2023 | Ask an Expert: Intimate Partner Violence with Dabney P. Evans

    Violence against women is a global issue. Dr. Dabney P. Evans discusses current research underway and concrete things we can do to protect all lives.

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    October 25, 2023 | Public Health Challenges During a Humanitarian Crisis

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    October 16, 2023 | Global Issue in Review: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

    Heavy menstrual bleeding is an understudied global health challenge, but Rollins researchers have recently conducted a multinational study that sheds light on its impacts.

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    September 22, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    September 21, 2023 | Antibiotic Resistance is an Ecological Challenge Around the World, a New Study Reports

    A new study led by researchers at Rollins School of Public Health highlights the consequences of poor environmental controls on antibiotic resistance in countries around the globe.

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    September 15, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    September 8, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    August 31, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    August 25, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    August 18, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    August 17, 2023 | Study Reports on Achievement of Diabetes Care Targets among Adults in India

    A new study by researchers at the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center uncovered disparities in the diabetes continuum of care in India. Rates of diagnosis, treatment, and control of diabetes vary greatly between geographic areas and sociodemographic groups.

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    August 11, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    August 4, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

    Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.

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    July 14, 2023 | The State of Maternal Nutrition

    Rollins researchers discuss how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.

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    June 21, 2023 | Emory Global Diabetes Research Center Faculty Authors New Diabetes Textbook

    Emory Global Diabetes Research Center faculty address diabetes management as contributing authors in Springer’s newly published diabetes textbook

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    May 10, 2023 | More Equitable Vaccine Distribution Requires Greater Scrutiny Upstream

    Where COVID-19 vaccines went wrong, and what we can do better in the future.

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    April 20, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    March 20, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    February 23, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    January 18, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    December 21, 2022 | Kathryn Yount Appointed to Prestigious Committee Dedicated to Women’s Empowerment

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    December 16, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    November 30, 2022 | Emory’s Dr. Manoj Jain Named Recipient of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award

    The Emory Global Health Institute has named Manoj Jain, MD, MPH of Emory University’s School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health as the inaugural recipient of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award.

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    November 29, 2022 | A Statement from Dean Fallin in Support for our Iranian Community

    Dean Fallin shares her support for protestors in Iran and the ongoing fight for human rights, particularly women’s rights.

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    November 15, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    November 10, 2022 | R. Randall Rollins Building dedication honors legacy of Rollins family, positions school for continued excellence

    The R. Randall Rollins Building is a testament to the vision of advancing public health. It exemplifies the sense of being on a public health campus - one whose guiding principles include "community, wellness, flexibility, identity, and hospitality."

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    November 7, 2022 | Student Organization: Emory Reproductive Health Association

    The Emory Reproductive Health Association (ERHA) is a student-led organization that focuses on creating a diverse and inclusive space for all students by developing sexual and reproductive health projects, programs, and events at Emory University.

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    October 24, 2022 | Study Shows Hep C Infection May Increase TB Incidence

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    October 15, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    October 14, 2022 | Mohammed K. Ali Appointed William H. Foege Distinguished Professor

    Dr. Mohammed K. Ali was recently appointed as the William H. Foege Distinguished Professor in Global Health in the Hubert Department of Global Health.

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    September 28, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    September 7, 2022 | Study Finds Correlation Between Parents with Obesity and Earlier Onset Obesity in Their Children

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    July 5, 2022 | Study Finds Childhood Obesity Occurring at Greater Frequency, with More Severity, and at Younger Ages

    Study finds that rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier.

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    July 4, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    July 1, 2022 | Analysis Finds that WASH Interventions are Effective at Preventing Diarrheal Disease, Saving Lives

    Researchers have estimated the effectiveness of various water, sanitation, and hygiene-related interventions on early childhood diarrhea for children in low- and middle-income countries.

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    June 7, 2022 | Improved Research and Practice Related to Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment and WASH Urgently Needed

    New Rollins-led review article is the most comprehensive synthesis to date of current evidence on water and sanitation and women’s and girls’ empowerment.

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    May 26, 2022 | Rising Rates of People Experiencing Homelessness in Rural Areas Call for Increased WASH Access, Particularly Among Women

    New research led by Rollins investigators highlights the substantial barriers to accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene services among people experiencing homelessness in rural areas.

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    May 23, 2022 | Emory Researchers Urge for a World Health Assembly Resolution on Universal Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification to Prevent Disabilities and Deaths in Infants Worldwide

    A new health policy article led by researchers from Emory’s Center for Spina Bifida Prevention places an urgent call for the World Health Assembly to take immediate action and to pass a resolution to make universal folic acid fortification of common staples mandatory.

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    May 23, 2022 | Post-Doctoral Fellow/Epidemiologist Recognized as Marie Skodowska Curie Award Recipient for Research Excellence

    Kayoko Shioda, PhD, DVM, MPH, a post-doctoral fellow/epidemiologist at Rollins, was recently selected as a recipient of the prestigious Marie Skodowska Curie Award, which recognizes Japanese female researchers in the early phases of their careers.

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    May 5, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    May 1, 2022 | Dr. Aryeh Stein Selected as American Society of Nutrition 2022 Fellow

    This recognition is the highest honor the ASN bestows and serves to recognize “individuals for significant discoveries and distinguished careers in the field of nutrition.”

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    April 20, 2022 | Rollins and Carter Center Event Explores Advancements and Opportunities in Gene Drive Mosquito Technology

    Timed with World Malaria Day, Rollins and The Carter Center are co-hosting a symposium that will explore advancements and possibilities afforded by the usage of gene drive mosquitoes in accelerating the elimination of malaria and other mosquito-transmitted diseases.

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    April 7, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    March 18, 2022 | Rollins Faculty Author Two COVID-Related Commentaries in High-Impact Journal

    Commentaries published in the March 10 issue of Science add to a growing body of literature authored by Rollins faculty during the pandemic.

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    March 15, 2022 | Kathryn Yount Wins 2021-2022 Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization

    Kathryn Yount is a leader in women's empowerment research and is the Asa Griggs Candler Chair of Global Health at Rollins and is professor of global health and sociology in Emory College.

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    March 14, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    February 25, 2022 | Emory-Developed App Provides Life-Saving Trauma Advice to People in Pakistan

    The newly developed PATH app, specifically designed for people in Pakistan, helps patients locate the nearest emergency facilities and self-educate with emergency trauma.

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    February 24, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    February 10, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications

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    February 9, 2022 | Study Finds Low-Cost Behavioral Interventions Effective at Encouraging Safe Disposal of Child Feces in Rural Indian Communities

    A recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reiterates the urgency for addressing barriers to latrine use behavior and safe child feces disposal in India.

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    January 27, 2022 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    January 14, 2022 | Emory Leads the Way in Women’s Empowerment Research

    The collective contributions of Rollins' faculty and students have elevated the global visibility of Emory as an institution that is leading the way in impactful research in women’s empowerment and global health.

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    December 16, 2021 | Rollins Recent Research Publications

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    December 7, 2021 | Study Confirms COVID-19 Risk is Low for Food Workers in Enclosed Food Manufacturing Facilities When Using Food Industry Infection Control Strategies

    The study indicates that when bundled together, food industry COVID-19 strategies provide significant protection (resulting in a less than 1 percent risk of contracting COVID-19 during an 8-hour shift).

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    November 10, 2021 | Lancet Commentary Urges Continued Support for Hand Hygiene in Public Spaces to Improve Health for People Experiencing Homelessness

    The commentary reiterates the sustained importance of supporting and expanding universal access to hand hygiene stations in public settings, particularly as it relates to the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness.

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    November 5, 2021 | Global Health Student Shakila Ali Raises Funds for At-risk Afghan Youths

    Global Health student Shakila Ali raises funds for humanitarian assistance for youth affected by turmoil in Afghanistan.

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    October 29, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    October 20, 2021 | Rollins Faculty Authors Chapter in New Book About HIV/AIDS

    Claudia E. Ordóñez authored a chapter in the newly released book, Living with HIV in Post-Crisis Times, Beyond the Endgame, released August 2021.

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    October 18, 2021 | Authors Present Case for a Paradigm Shift in Food Fortification Policy-Making

    A recent paper calls for a paradigm shift in evidence evaluation in policy-making for food fortification with folic acid for prevention of spina bifida and anencephaly, two major neural tube defects affecting pregnancies globally.

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    October 15, 2021 | Newly Funded Project Seeks to Prevent Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children in Vietnam Long Term

    Researchers at Emory University have been awarded a $1.35 million, five-year grant to conduct trainings, develop prevention measures, and build workforce capacity to tackle gender-based violence and violence against children in Vietnam.

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    October 4, 2021 | Authors Share Best Practices for Global Health Training in a Post-COVID-19 Era

    Dr. Scott McNabb is lead author on an article offering five key suggestions for improving the delivery of curricula to global health learners post-pandemic.

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    September 29, 2021 | Rollins Experts Provide COVID Prevention Guidance to Local School

    Rollins community members are advising the GLOBE Academy in Atlanta on COVID-19 prevention measures.

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    September 24, 2021 | Researchers discover vaccine hesitancy changes over time

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    September 20, 2021 | Forthcoming Book Examines Shortcomings and Provides Recommendations in Global Pandemic Response

    Several faculty and students are engaged with creating the forthcoming book, "Modernizing Global Health Security to Prevent, Detect, and Respond," which is slated for a mid-2022 release from Elsevier.

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    September 20, 2021 | Commentary Emphasizes Need for Collective Responsibility in COVID-19 Response

    Dabney P. Evans is an author on a recent commentary that examines moral issues affiliated with masking guidance and public health messaging in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    August 25, 2021 | LEEP More Effectively Clears High-Risk HPV in HIV+ Women

    The study shows that when treating pre-cancerous cervical lesions in HIV-infected women, LEEP should be the preferred option instead of cryotherapy.

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    July 20, 2021 | Professor Roger Rochat Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Family Planning Leadership

    Roger Rochat, MD, is the recipient of the Society of Family Planning’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award for his impactful, 50-year career surrounding maternal mortality.

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    July 8, 2021 | Global Study Finds 5 Million Deaths Attributable to Temperature Changes

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    July 1, 2021 | Rollins Researcher Tops List of Influential Researchers in Women’s Empowerment Research Over 20-Year Period

    Kathryn M. Yount was recently recognized as an influential researcher in the field of women’s empowerment research in a report published by Women’s Studies International Forum.

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    June 18, 2021 | Recent Research Publications

    Rollins faculty are prolific authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action. This is an abbreviated list of recent publications.

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    June 4, 2021 | Navigating International Research in the Times of COVID: EGDRC's Work in India

    Emory Global Diabetes Research Center’s Work in India

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    May 28, 2021 | Commentary Calls for Renewed Vaccine Diplomacy

    JAMA commentary urges for international collaboration to vaccinate against COVID-19

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    May 13, 2021 | Student Profile: David Denton

    Denton, a global health student from the 2021 graduating class, spent much of his graduate experience engaging with the refugee population in Clarkston, Georgia.

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    May 12, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    May 1, 2021 | Spouse’s Diabetes Status Can Impact Partner's Incidence of Depression and Anxiety

    Findings from an 18-year study find correlations between diabetes prevalence and incidence of depression/anxiety among their spouses.

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    April 21, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    April 7, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    March 24, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    March 17, 2021 | Rollins Remembers Dr. Stanley Foster

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    February 24, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    February 10, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    January 6, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    December 21, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    November 20, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    November 14, 2020 | Diabetes Prevention Project Receives $100,000 Grant for Soccer-Based Program

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    November 11, 2020 | Researchers Find Diabetes in Indian Sub-Continent Remains High; Call for Comprehensive Management to Improve

    A new study showed prevalence of diabetes in three major cities in India and Pakistan increased over five years, with nearly one in five adults affected by the condition.

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    November 6, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

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    November 2, 2020 | Rollins Faculty Guest Edit Special IJTLD Supplement Focused on Bedaquiline Use in Drug-Resistant TB Treatment

    Bedaquiline was approved in late 2012 by the FDA and is the first anti-TB drug approved by the FDA in more than 40 years.

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    October 30, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

    Read a few of the scholarly articles released by Rollins faculty this week.

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    October 23, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications

    Read highlighted research published by our faculty this week.

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    October 19, 2020 | Usha Ramakrishnan Recipient of the 2020 Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization

    Ramakrishnan is the third woman in Emory’s history to receive this leadership award.

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    September 10, 2020 | Usha Ramakrishnan Appointed Chair of the Hubert Department of Global Health

    Dr. Ramakrishnan is the new chair of the Hubert Department of Global Health

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    August 17, 2020 | Collaborative care model improves depressive symptoms and cardiovascular health for people with diabetes, JAMA study shows

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    June 18, 2020 | Recent Research Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    June 18, 2020 | Rollins COVID-19 Research

    Rollins faculty, staff, and students are actively engaged with the COVID-19 response. These are a few of the projects planned or underway.

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    June 10, 2020 | Strengthening primary care in the U.S. is key to combat the next wave of COVID-19, Emory experts say

    Emory experts call for strengthening primary care in U.S. to combat the next wave of COVID-19

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    May 29, 2020 | Rollins Announces COVID-19 Pilot Grant Award Recipients

    Five projects received funding to support the immediate need for COVID-19-related research.

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    May 11, 2020 | Shivani Patel Invited to Esteemed Fellowship Selection Committee

    Shivani A. Patel has been invited to serve on the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Early Career Fellowship Selection Committee.

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    April 29, 2020 | Rollins Researchers Publish Rationale and Methods for HAPIN Trial

    All three articles were published today in the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives.

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    April 23, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    March 5, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    February 27, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    February 25, 2020 | Study compares antihypertension medicine performance

    Rollins researchers recently conducted a study to comparing antihypertension medicine performance.

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    February 24, 2020 | Study: More Than One Third of Children at Risk From Delayed Immunization Schedules

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    February 13, 2020 | Faculty Recognized for Research

    Rollins held a faculty research recognition reception to recognize our faculty's extraordinary efforts in research.

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    February 13, 2020 | Grand Rounds: Diabetes in the Developing World

    A panel of experts from Rollins' Emory Global Diabetes Research Center will be discussing interdisciplinary approaches to diabetes research on February 21.

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    February 13, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    January 30, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    January 23, 2020 | Carlos del Rio named foreign secretary of the National Academy of Medicine

    Rollins professor Carlos del Rio has been elected as the next foreign secretary of the National Academy of Medicine

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    January 3, 2020 | Administering rotavirus vaccine separately from oral polio vaccine could improve performance in low-income countries

    Administering rotavirus vaccine without oral poliovirus vaccine may improve vaccine's performance, according to study.

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    December 19, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    December 5, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    December 2, 2019 | Monique Hennink Wins Excellence in Research Award

    Monique Hennink was awarded the 2019 Excellence in Research Award by the Hubert Department of Global Health.

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    November 21, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    November 14, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    November 7, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    October 31, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    October 11, 2019 | Carlos del Rio named executive associate dean at Emory School of Medicine

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    September 25, 2019 | Rollins Faculty Leading Destination Zero Project to Lower Diabetes and Hypertension in India

    Rollins researchers led by Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan are working to lower rates of diabetes and hypertension in India with the Destination Zero project.

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    September 19, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    September 6, 2019 | Improvements needed in the clinical use of HbA1c for diagnosing and managing diabetes across race/ethnicities

    New research suggests blacks have higher levels of HbA1c than whites at the same glucose levels.

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    September 5, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent student and faculty publications.

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    August 29, 2019 | Many factors in the home can contribute to childhood obesity, study finds

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    August 15, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    July 19, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    July 3, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    June 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    June 20, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    June 13, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    June 6, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    May 30, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent faculty publications.

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    May 10, 2019 | Diabetes status report shows extremely low referral and engagement in prevention programs

    Report shows less than 20 percent of people at risk of diabetes are referred to weight loss programs and less than five percent to designated diabetes prevention programs.

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    May 6, 2019 | Pitch Perfect: Angela Udongwo's winning business model tackles tropical diseases

    Angela Udongwo has won three student pitch competitions with her start-up InnoHealth Diagnostics Co.

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    April 25, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent faculty publications.

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    April 18, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    April 11, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    March 21, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent faculty publications.

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    March 19, 2019 | Humphrey Fellowship Program Celebrates 25 Years at Rollins

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    March 14, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    March 7, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    February 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

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    February 20, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

    Read about recent faculty publications.

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    February 7, 2019 | Researchers launch partnership with CARE's Tipping Point Project for Child, Early and Forced Marriage Study

    Global Research for Women (GROW) is partnering with CARE to prevent child marriage in Bangladesh and Nepal

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    December 7, 2018 | Rollins Alumna Receives Sheth Distinguished International Alumni Award

    Dr. Do Mai Hoa was awarded the 2018 Sheth Distinguished International Alumni Award.

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    August 10, 2018 | Researcher calls for evidence base for community and stakeholder engagement in science programs

    James Lavery published a commentary in Science magazine urging the establishment of an evidence base for community and stakeholder engagement in science programs.

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    July 24, 2018 | Global health seed grants support multidisciplinary faculty research

    Two Rollins faculty, Melissa Young and Thomas Clasen, received EGHI seed grants.

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    July 24, 2018 | International panel releases new guidelines for HIV treatment and prevention

    Panel includes Carlos del Rio, MD, professor and chair of global health at Rollins

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    July 13, 2018 | Opioid epidemic fuels rise in infectious diseases

    Carlos del Rio chaired the NASEM workshop committee that released the report.

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    July 3, 2018 | Study confirms real-world impact of lifestyle modification on diabetes prevention

    Researchers looked at the real-world impact of lifestyle modification on diabetes prevention in a meta-analysis.

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    June 12, 2018 | Rollins researchers receive $3.7M to study World Bank's urban water supply improvement project in Mozambique

    Researchers are studying the impact of a five-year, $140 million water improvement project in Mozambique

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    May 16, 2018 | Emory public health experts call for more women in global health leadership roles

    Essay emphasizes the shortage of women holding global health leadership roles and highlights the GROW program

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    May 11, 2018 | Public health researchers study gut microbiome implications on child health

    Researchers received a grant to determine if gut microbiome characteristics are associated with differential responses to enteropathogen infections for acute and chronic child health outcomes.

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    May 8, 2018 | Public health graduate advocates for sex education as basic human right

    MPH student Sarah Ashley Jolly is working on an initiative to improve sexual education and outcomes for children in the foster care system.

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    April 16, 2018 | Study finds increased survival and cure rates for patients with HIV and MDR-TB when infections treated concurrently

    Patients co-infected with HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can achieve similar survival and tuberculosis cure rates to those infected with MDR-TB but not HIV when treated concurrently for both infections

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    March 30, 2018 | Fortifying flour with folic acid could immediately prevent 57,000 annual birth defects, study suggests

    Study shows adding folic acid to wheat flour could prevent 57,000 birth defects each year

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    March 26, 2018 | Jim Lavery receives Global Forum for Bioethics in Research Award

    Jim Lavery was recognized for his significant contributions to progress in international research ethics.

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    February 28, 2018 | Prediabetes heightens risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease

    Researchers find patients with prediabetes at substantial risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease

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    February 19, 2018 | Study links high community sanitation coverage to lower risk of trachoma

    Study finds community access to sanitation facilities exceeding 80 percent reduces rates of trachoma

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    February 7, 2018 | Dabney P. Evans recipient of the 2018 ASPPH Early Career Public Health Teaching Award

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    December 20, 2017 | Researchers find increase in global mortality rates associated with seasonal flu

    Study shows worldwide increase in annual deaths caused by seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses

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    December 12, 2017 | Study finds link between marriage age and long-term economic empowerment for women in Egypt

    Study in Egypt finds positive correlation between delaying marriage until adulthood and women's long-term economic empowerment

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    December 7, 2017 | Rollins researchers selected as partners in 10-year Gilead HIV/AIDS COMPASS Initiative

    Rollins researchers have been selected by Gilead Sciences, Inc., as a coordinating center for their new COMPASS Initiative.

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    November 7, 2017 | Lifestyle changes more effective than drugs for diabetes prevention long-term, study finds

    Lifestyle modification is better at preventing diabetes among high-risk individuals than medications according to new study

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    July 13, 2017 | Medicaid beneficiaries with depression incur increased ER visits and longer hospital stays when they lose and regain coverage

    Study shows negative impact breaks in Medicaid coverage can have on populations suffering from severe depression.

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    May 23, 2017 | Study finds minority children prescribed ADHD medication more likely to discontinue treatment

    Study finds higher rates of medication discontinuation and treatment disengagement among minority youth compared with white youth diagnosed with ADHD

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    April 26, 2017 | Study shows CMS penalties, incentives lead to performance improvements of safety-net hospitals

    Study shows that improvement to performance and readmission rates of safety-net hospitals under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and the Value-Based Purchasing program reflect the programs' penalties.

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    December 5, 2016 | Exercise is Medicine hosts technology and Think Tank conference

    Exercise is Medicine hosts the conference "The Wild Wild West of Quantified Healthcare."

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    December 2, 2016 | School of Public Health receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for groundbreaking research in global health and development

    Kristin Wall's project is being funded by Grand Challenges Explorations Grant.

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    November 23, 2016 | Emory/ACTG celebrate decades of game-changing HIV/AIDS clinical trials

    The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Network celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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    November 17, 2016 | Parents' perceptions of neighborhood safety have impact on kids' physical activity

    Kids from neighborhoods perceived as safe by parents are more active, according to study.

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    October 27, 2016 | Emory, local health clinic and corporate partner collaborate to combat diet-related disease

    Rollins is part of a team that won a $25,000 grant from GE.

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    October 18, 2016 | NIH awards $30M to Emory, Johns Hopkins, Colorado State for household air pollution study

    Rollins awarded $30 million to study impact of cleaner burning cooking stoves on household air pollution.

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    October 17, 2016 | National Academy of Medicine elects Emory nursing, public health researchers

    Deborah W. Bruner, RN, PhD, and K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, elected to National Academy of Medicine.

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    October 6, 2016 | The Task Force for Global Health receives world's largest humanitarian prize

    The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded The Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

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    October 3, 2016 | School of Public Health to receive over $850K for Zika capacity building in Latin America

    Rollins has received $850K from the CDC in support of cross-collaborative Zika response and training efforts.

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    September 9, 2016 | Foege Fellow is founder of Pan-African Medical Journal

    Profile on alumnus Physician Landry Dongmo Tsague.

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    September 2, 2016 | James V. Lavery named inaugural Hilton Chair in Global Health Ethics at Emory

    James V. Lavery was named the first Hilton Chair in Global Health Ethics at Emory University.

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    July 27, 2016 | Diabetes prevention programs beneficial in improving cardio-metabolic profiles

    Study shows diabetes prevention programs beneficial in improving cardio-metabolic profiles

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    July 14, 2016 | CDC study highlights gonorrhea's increasing drug resistance, along with rising incidence

    Study shows gonorrhea's increasing drug resistance, along with rising incidence

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    July 12, 2016 | Quality improvement strategies improve achievement of diabetes care goals, study finds

    Low-cost care intervention model can help patients with diabetes double their likelihood of controlling the disease.

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    July 12, 2016 | For HIV patients with substance use, patient navigation, incentives don't improve outcomes

    Study finds patient navigation did not improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with HIV and substance use.

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    July 12, 2016 | Experts issue 2016 guidelines for drug therapy to treat, prevent HIV

    Experts provided recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV infection.

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    July 5, 2016 | Foods derived from subsidized commodities associated with diabetes and heart disease risk

    Eating more foods derived from currently-subsidized commodities associated with diabetes and heart disease.

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    June 22, 2016 | Faculty Spotlight: Dabney P. Evans

    Profile about faculty member Dabney P. Evans.

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    June 17, 2016 | Rollins researcher appointed to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

    Patrick Sullivan has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

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    May 18, 2016 | At the front lines of the Syrian refugee crisis

    Ramadan Assi leads a key refugee program in Turkey.

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    May 16, 2016 | Getting to Zero

    Getting to Zero: Experts weigh in on what it will take to end the AIDS epidemic

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    May 3, 2016 | Already a physician, Malawi native studies public health for social justice

    Profile on student Davie Zolowere.

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    April 19, 2016 | Government of Mexico selects Carlos del Rio for Ohtli Award

    The government of Mexico selected Carlos del Rio for the Ohtli Award.

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    April 7, 2016 | Report shows diabetes incidence quadrupled worldwide from 1980 to 2014

    Study finds that world incidence of people with diabetes has quadrupled from 1980 to 2014.

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    April 1, 2016 | Rollins professor featured by World Health Organization

    The World Health Organization has featured an interview with K.M. Venkat Narayan

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    March 15, 2016 | Substantial proportion of U.S. measles cases were in those intentionally unvaccinated

    Unvaccinated or undervaccinated people represent large portion of cases in measles and some pertussis outbreak

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    February 27, 2016 | Catching the bug for global health

    View a profile on Rollins alumni Peter Ehrenkranz

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    February 24, 2016 | Zika epidemic highlights need for priority vaccine research and guidelines for pregnant women

    Article urges need for Zika vaccines and vaccine guidelines for pregnant women

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    February 22, 2016 | School of Public Health launches research center in new Exercise is Medicine partnership

    Some of the country's largest fitness orgs announced partnership integrating fitness with health care

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    January 13, 2016 | Studies show tobacco control lags in Southeast, with perception gaps between lawmakers and the public

    Research shows lagging progress on tobacco control in Southeast

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    January 7, 2016 | Research shows using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is as effective as soap and water in reducing bacteria on farmworkers' hands

    Alcohol-based hand soap as effective as soap and water, according to new study