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Oxford Case Histories in Infection and Microbiology contains over 45 well structured cases, providing comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Each case comprises of a brief patient history with relevant clinical examination findings, thus insuring the listener is aware of how to confirm a diagnosis rapidly, with reference throughout to laboratory techniques, advice on therapy, epidemiological features, and areas which can be controversial.

Here, for the first time, is a collection of short speeches by the charismatic doctor and social activist Paul Farmer. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Farmer's vision in a single, accessible volume.

Editors at The Lancet Public Health, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.A monthly audio companion to this open access journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from cervical cancer screening to mental health disorders among migrants, the association between daily steps and mortality risk to the link between air pollution and mortality, and more.

This is your H5N1 Bird Flu Briefing: Public Health Alert podcast.Immerse yourself in timely and critical updates with "H5N1 Bird Flu Briefing: Public Health Alert," a podcast dedicated to offering the latest insights and information on the global bird flu landscape. Updated regularly, this podcast serves as your authoritative source for understanding the crucial aspects of the H5N1 bird flu, from current alert levels and their implications to distinguishing symptoms that may require urgent medical attention. Whether you're a professional working with poultry or a concerned member of the public...

Public Health Out Loud is a podcast that delves into the broader public health concerns and issues facing everyday Rhode Islanders. From discussions about safeguarding against future pandemics to actionable plans for families to help keep their loved ones safe from preventable diseases, Public Health Out Loud is a no nonsense resource for listeners who want to stick to the facts. Host Dr. Philip Chan promises to deliver accurate, light-hearted, and informative public health updates that matter to you. This podcast is brought to you by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

How should we prepare for the next pandemic? How is noise pollution affecting my neighborhood? And how can we prevent opioid overdose from a public parking lot? From epidemiology to behavioral science, Megan Hall covers it all as she interviews public health researchers about their work and what brought them to the field of public health in this award-winning podcast.

In einer Welt, in der digitale Technologien tief in unseren Alltag eingebettet sind, steht die öffentliche Gesundheit an der Schwelle zu einer bedeutenden Transformation. Der "Digital Public Health Podcast" öffnet Dir die Tür zu den vielschichtigen Facetten dieses faszinierenden Wandels. In jeder Episode führen wir Gespräche mit führenden Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, Politikerinnen und Politikern sowie Pionierinnen und Pionieren aus der Start-up-Szene, die an der Schnittstelle von digitaler Innovation und öffentlicher Gesundheitsförderung wirken. Gemeinsam ...

An Apple a Day raises awareness of public health issues in an engaging way through conversations with various public health professionals, including a public health physician, an infection control practitioner, and an art therapist. Whether you’re a seasoned epidemiologist or someone wanting to dip their toes into public health, you will find this podcast a great way to learn more about this exciting and growing field!

An urgent case for how we could have stopped the Covid-19 pandemic—and how to make sure it never happens again "MacKenzie's fascinating book gives us the scope and scale to be able to put this pandemic in perspective and, it begs the question, will we learn from this in time to prevent to next...

By investigating thousands of descriptions of epidemics reaching back before the fifth-century-BCE Plague of Athens to the distrust and violence that erupted with Ebola in 2014, Epidemics challenges a dominant hypothesis in the study of epidemics, that invariably across time and space, epidemics provoked hatred, blaming of the "other", and victimizing bearers of epidemic diseases, particularly when diseases were mysterious, without known cures or preventive measures.

Our health care system is crippled by desperate efforts to prevent the inevitable. A third of the national Medicare budget - nearly $175 billion - is spent on the final year of life, and a third of that amount on the final month, often on expensive (and futile) treatments. Such efforts betray a fundamental flaw in how we think about healthcare: we squander resources on hopeless situations, instead of using them to actually improve health.

The Digital Age was expected to usher in an era of clean production, an alternative to smokestack industries and their pollutants. But as environmental journalist Elizabeth Grossman reveals in this penetrating analysis of high tech manufacture and disposal, digital may be sleek, but it's anything but clean. Deep within every electronic device lie toxic materials that make up the bits and bytes, a complex thicket of lead, mercury, cadmium, plastics, and a host of other often harmful ingredients.

Step inside the minds of healthcare leaders across the country with a new series aimed at spreading factual, informative and inspiring knowledge through conversations with a list of influential and educated health and policy experts in various fields. Hosted by James E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD, infectious disease expert and researcher and CEO and president of one of the country's four HBCU medical institutions, Meharry Medical College, our first season focuses on relevant and interesting topics around health that will be effective in enhancing the dissemination of healthcare based research and ...

Public Access America is a news commentary, solutions based, conversation style podcast hosted by Jason and Jeffrey. we don't tell you what to think. We tell eachother what we think and hope its useful. Common sense and critical thinkings meet political dissidence and systemic inequality. Real people, real conversations. History in the making making history in the making. We are Public Access America