COVID-19 has perpetuated suffering around the world for more than a year, with countries like India, Brazil, Argentina, and Turkey currently seeing a rapid rise in cases. But these countries are not the only ones suffering at the moment. A humanitarian crisis of an entirely different kind is...
PhD candidate Laura Scott traveled to 13 different national parks to study antibiotic resistant bacteria in the soil and water. Her degree will be in Environmental Health Sciences from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) The pursuit of a doctoral...
Margaret Conrad and Amna Ashraf, who are graduating with the Class of 2021, are recipients of the Jim Runsdorf Excellence in Public Service Student Award, given by the Center for Public Service. (Photo by Rusty Costanza) The Center for Public Service (CPS) announced that Amna Ashraf and Margaret...
People waiting in queue to get the primary health check up for the Covid19 Coronavirus at a dedicated wing of the Krishnaraja Hospital in Mysore of Karnataka state in India. Photo by Priya Darshan, courtesy istock. With the CDC’s recent guidance that individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 can...
New research published in Economics Letters by the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine examines how differences in questions asked and information provided by a physician’s office contributes to inequalities in whether or not an individual is accepted as a new patient. The...
