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2 months ago
Call for Papers: The Political Economy of Vaccines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Call for Papers The Political Economy of Vaccines During the COVID-19 Pandemic After the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the heavy losses suffered across the globe, the availability of multiple effective vaccines seemed like a miracle—a way to prevent wide-scale suffering by reducing the spread of …
2 months ago
Oberlander Publishes Health Care Reform Under the Biden Administration (NEJM)
Health Care Reform under the Biden Administration — Broad Ambitions, Narrow Majorities – Dr. Jonathan Oberlander (The New England Journal of Medicine)
3 months ago
Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Ethics and the ELSI of Precision Medicine
Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Ethics and the ELSI of Precision Medicine Call for Applications: The University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Genomics and Society (CGS) and the Center for Bioethics (C:B), together with the Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), announce a joint postdoctoral position in clinical ethics and the ethical, …
3 months ago
Donald Pathman & Jeffrey Sonis published in Public Health Reports
Research led by Donald Pathman, MD, MPH, and Jeffrey Sonis, MD, MPH, published in Public Health Reports shows the trauma to healthcare clinicians in low-income communities. Continue reading