Angelina Jolie BRCA1 Mutation: Why Is the Breast Cancer Test At the Center Of a Supreme Court Battle?

Sam Bakkila in Public Health 2 weeks ago

Myriad Genetics has a patent on the genes that cause malignant breast and ovarian cancer, and their brutal defense of this patent this has blocked early detection, treatment, and research.

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Novel Coronavirus: 30 Infected With Deadly Virus, is This the Next Pandemic?

Roy Klabin in Public Health 2 weeks ago

A new strain of coronavirus is infecting people across the Middle East and has even spread to the UK. Is careless use of biotechnology to blame for these new superbugs?

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"Sex Superbug" Probably Isn't Coming to U.S., But You Should Still Be Careful With Your Junk

Kate Zen in Public Health 2 weeks ago

This week, reports of a "superbug" resistant to antibiotics, more deadly than AIDS - are shown to be hyperbole. But we should still pay attention to the crisis of antibiotics abuse in the US.

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Chinese Bird Flu 2013: Is New Strain the Deadliest Ever?

Gabriel Rodriguez in Public Health 1 month ago

A new strain of avian influenza has emerged in China. Officials are calling it one of the most lethal strains they have seen so far.

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Obama Budget 2014: Deadly Diseases Could Rise Due to Global Health Cuts

Perry Nagin in Public Health 1 month ago

The projected cut to global health for this fiscal year totals in at $443 million dollars, even though foreign aid as a whole only constitutes 1% of the federal budget.