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March 19, 2019

Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases

Author(s)3: Jennifer Berglund

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Just 2 miles northeast of sleek downtown skyscrapers, across the Buffalo Bayou River from the Houston Astros’ Minute Maid Park, lies a landscape greener than most of the urban sprawl,…

March 19, 2019

Battling Superbugs: How Phage Therapy Went From Obscure to Promising

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz

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Above: After a grueling battle with a nasty bacterial infection that nearly killed Thomas Patterson (seated), bacteriophage therapy came to the rescue and saved his life. Patterson holds an image of…

February 11, 2019

Natural Disasters and Public Health

Author(s)3: Mary Bates

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2018 brought multiple, unprecedented natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, and in the United States, the deadliest wildfire in California’s history. After the immediate emergency is over and the media attention…

February 11, 2019

Clinician App Tackles Stress of Patient Task Management

Author(s)3: Ahmed Morsy

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Coordination of patient care is a complex process that requires the collaboration of a diverse team as well as management of critical, often disparate, tasks. Managing these processes puts clinicians…

February 11, 2019

New Quantitative Approach to Autism Diagnosis

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz

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Only a few years ago, leading autism expert David Amaral described the disorder as a lifelong disability. Today, he acknowledges that description is no longer true. “Research lately shows that…