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Public Health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The "public" in question can be as small as a handful of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents, in the case of a pandemic. "Health" takes into account physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the World Health Organization.
SEP 03, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Respiratory viruses continue to pose significant public health challenges globally, including influenza viruses, coronaviruses etc. While existing vaccines have made substantial progress in...
JUL 31, 2025 | 8:00 AM
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Explore the insights shared at ASHG 2024 on MVP-ROAR and AutoMitoC—now available on-demand. This Educational Session underscores the value of healthcare-linked biobanks and computation...
MAY 29, 2025 | 8:00 AM
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a widespread human γ-herpesvirus, infects nearly 90% of the global population by adulthood. While often asymptomatic in early life, EBV is linked to serious c...
MAY 14, 2025 | 10:00 AM
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The global incidence of tick-borne diseases has increased substantially over the last few decades. This is largely due to environmental climate change, the expansion of new tick populations,...
APR 29, 2025 | 10:00 AM
The rising prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents significant challenges to public health, necessitating robust policies and advance...
MAR 06, 2025 | 8:00 AM
Fungal diseases are a growing global crisis, with increasing severity and widespread impacts. These infections, ranging from superficia...
MAR 05, 2025 | 5:00 AM
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) can emerge with use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV treatment and prevention. The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant HIV strains poses a serious threat...
NOV 13, 2024 | 3:30 PM
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HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) can emerge with use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV treatment and prevention. The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant HIV strains poses a serious threat...
OCT 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM
The increasing emergence of carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO), including Enterobacterales (CRE), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) and Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), is a major public health...
OCT 16, 2024 | 7:30 AM
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Across the entire spectrum of the life sciences sector, from academia and hospitals to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, enormous amounts of resources are invested in the development of...
SEP 10, 2024 | 9:00 AM
Join us for an insightful webinar exploring how two pioneering public health labs, National Institute of Virology (NIV), India and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Brazil, have...
SEP 10, 2024 | 6:00 AM
Wastewater surveillance is an emerging science that can be a critical public health tool for infectious disease surveillance. However, it is currently limited by a lack of standardized metho...
SEP 04, 2024 | 1:30 PM
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Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a significant public health concern due to their widespread transmission and high rates of illness and death globally. Syndromic molecular methods hav...
SEP 04, 2024 | 10:30 AM
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In recent past respiratory seasons, the world witnessed a “tripledemic” of Influenza (flu), SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). In this presentation, I...
SEP 03, 2024 | 1:30 PM
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Candida auris is a serious emerging public health threat due to its multi-drug resistance and the ability to spread in healthcare facilities. In addition, it is challenging and time consumin...
SEP 03, 2024 | 7:30 AM
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The global demand for point-of-care testing (POCT) for diagnosing infectious diseases is growing. Bringing the test directly to the person needing the result greatly reduces the turn-around-...
MAY 30, 2024 | 9:00 AM
Long COVID, now recognized as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC), represents a significant and growing concern in public health and medical communities. As the COVID-19 pande...
MAY 22, 2024 | 9:00 AM
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading global infectious disease killer, second only to COVID-191. It is an airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and is responsible for...
MAY 15, 2024 | 3:00 PM
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Effective control of the spread of HIV depends on using the right antiretroviral drugs. In 2019, the World Health Organization recommended using the integrase inhibitor, dolutegravir (DTG),...
