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Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?

The United States (and the world) is lagging in infectious disease readiness

At least every couple of years it seems there’s a big news story about some sort of exotic virus making the rounds far across the globe somewhere. We hear about awful things like Ebola and Bird Flu spreading in other … Continue reading

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How a Faulty CDC Study Led to Bad Journalism, False Panic, and Bad Legislation

A Center for Disease Control report on farmers and suicide turns out to be bad data

Here in the United States, we rely on research from many organizations, both private and governmental, to inform us on public health issues and guide our legislators in crafting laws to benefit the public good. This can mean anything from … Continue reading

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