Edition 31 – Why Do International Organizations Fail in Responding to Epidemics? An Analysis of State Incentives Through the Lens of International Organizations
Epidemics, while variable in nature, are continually prevalent in the fabric of life.
Edition 31 – Anti-Vaxxers, Wealth, and Individualism: How Self-Perception May Explain the Immunization Divide
The proliferation of health misinformation on social media has amplified the voice of the vaccine refusal movement.
Edition 31 – Is It Time for Artificial Intelligence to Invade Personal Privacy for Pandemic Control?
In medicine, the introduction of AI systems have allowed for an unprecedented analysis of clinical presentations – systems are now able to systematically weigh pieces of information to reach logical conclusions, mimicking a clinician’s thought process.
Edition 31 – An Institutional Solution to Build Trust in Pandemic Vaccines
As the market gatekeeper for new drugs and vaccines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a fundamental role in the response to public health crises.
Edition 31 – Insidious Vectors of Disease: Legacies of Conspiracy, Misinformation, Distrust in the Propagation of Infectious Disease. An Examination of Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19
Conspiracies surrounding pandemics have existed for centuries, if not millennia
Edition 31 – Preventing Pandemics and Containing Disease: A Proposed Symptoms-Based Syndromic Surveillance System
Preventing Pandemics and Containing Disease: A Proposed Symptoms-Based Syndromic Surveillance System By Aaron Schmid Citation Schmid A. Preventing pandemics and containing disease: a proposed symptoms-based syndromic surveillance system. HPHR. 2021; 31. DOI:10.54111/0001/EE21 Preventing Pandemics and Containing Disease: A Proposed Symptoms-Based Syndromic Surveillance System Abstract Several disease surveillance systems are in place to track rises in […]
Edition 31 – Serving Refugees in a Pandemic: Insights from Yezidis in the Midwest
There is a critical need for research to examine factors that hinder or facilitate access to healthcare in the context of COVID-19.
Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses student sex workers in higher education
This blog explores why students turn to sex work; the stigma student sex workers face; and recommendations on how universities can be more inclusive of the student sex work population.
Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses mail-order brides and intimate partner violence
This blog addresses the realities of the mail-order bride business; its impacts on migrant brides; and how the U.S. enforces regulations that affects brides’ overall life in their new country.