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HPH Weekly: The cutting edge of CRISPR is in Nigeria
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The cutting edge of CRISPR is in Nigeria
Molecular biologist and genomicist Christian Happi diagnosed the first case of Ebola in Nigeria, in 2014. His quick work helped save his country from the epidemic seen elsewhere. Now, Happi is using the gene editing technology CRISPR to try to find diseases like Lassa fever, Ebola, and Mpox before they spread. The tech comes with huge potential to improve public health but faces significant challenges.
A new book captures 12 Profiles of people living with mental illness
In Profiles in Mental Health Courage, journalist Stephen Fried and former congressman Patrick J. Kennedy tell the stories of a group of people with diverse mental illnesses. The individual narratives are moving, but what they reveal is damning: the U.S. mental health system is a broken mess that continually lets people down.
Adopt-A-Mom wants to eliminate pregnancy disparities in North Carolina
When health officials in Guilford County, North Carolina detected racial and insurance-based inequities in maternal care, the county sought to change outcomes with Adopt-A-Mom. Marielle Argueza highlights the county’s solution in a story originally published by The 19th and Triad City Beat in partnership with Next City.
Snapshot: Access to health care makes a difference in life expectancy for teens with HIV
With access to health care, it’s possible to close the life expectancy gap between adolescents living with HIV and those who don’t have the disease.
What we’re reading this week
Podcast: Dengue’s biggest year ever →
Today, Explained by Vox
The climate crisis demands a move away from car dependency →
Environmental Health News
Detroit Islamic center offers free mental healthcare for anyone in need →
MindSite News
San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors →
The Texas Tribune