Tag: Health
Polio Outbreak in Gaza: Updates on Vaccination Campaign
The first round of a global effort to vaccinate children in the Gaza Strip against polio concluded in mid-September, with almost 560,000 kids receiving...
Global Impact of Nearsightedness: Understanding the Epidemic
In 350 B.C.E., Aristotle made the first observation of what is now known as nearsightedness or myopia. Fast forward over two thousand years later,...
Why Flu Shots are Different This Year: What You Need to Know
This year, the flu shot in the US will only protect against three subtypes of the influenza virus: H1N1, H3N2, and the "Victoria lineage"...