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Leishmaniasis: Group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by sandflies
Dr. Fatima Ahmed (Gedaref State, Sudan) watched helplessly as 8-year-old Amina wasted away in the rural health center bed. Six…
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Lead poisoning: Naturally occurring toxic metal with widespread environmental contamination
Dr. Amara Diallo (Dakar, Senegal) noticed something was wrong with 4-year-old Ibrahim when his grandmother brought him to the pediatric…
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Lassa fever: Acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus
Dr. Chioma Okonkwo (Ondo State, Nigeria) was working the night shift at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Ondo City when…
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Landslides: Large masses of soil, rocks or debris moving down slopes
Rosa MartÃnez (Guatemala) heard the sound first—a deep rumbling like distant thunder, but the sky was clear. It was 3:00…
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Victoria’s mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines?
David Clode/Unsplash, CC BY-ND Elle Bowd, Australian National University and David Lindenmayer, Australian National University There has been much global…
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Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked. Mapmaking has…
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‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and…
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Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
Grace Mackleby, University of Southern California and Jeff Marr, Brown University Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could…
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International Health Regulations: Legal framework for managing cross-border health risks
Dr. Amina Hassan (Guinea) was working at the Guéckédou District Hospital when a 2-year-old boy arrived with fever, vomiting, and…
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Intellectual property and trade: Rights affecting medicines access and innovation
Dr. Thandiwe Nkosi (Johannesburg, South Africa) watched helplessly as her patient died. It was March 2001. The patient, a 34-year-old…
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Influenza (seasonal): Acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses
Margaret Anderson (Chicago, USA) thought she just had a bad cold. She was 72, generally healthy, lived independently, and prided…
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Influenza (avian and other zoonotic): Animal influenza viruses infecting humans
Nguyen Van Hai (Vietnam) never imagined that caring for his chickens would nearly kill him. A small-scale poultry farmer in…
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Infodemic: Too much information including false or misleading information during disease outbreak
Carlos Mendez (São Paulo, Brazil) watched his father die from COVID-19 in April 2020, gasping for breath in their cramped…
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Infertility: Disease of reproductive system affecting millions globally
Priya and Raj Sharma (Mumbai, India) sat silently in the doctor’s office, holding hands, bracing for the verdict. Five years…
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Infant nutrition: Fundamental to child’s health from birth through adulthood
Amina Ibrahim (Kano, Nigeria) was desperate. Her six-month-old daughter Zainab was dying. The baby who had been plump and healthy…
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