Weekly Highlights May 31- June 6

by Lillian Gu · 2009-06-07 07:51:00 UTC
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If you want to buff up on your global health knowledge, check out Alanna's posts this week on Why Fighting Malaria is Hard and Five Things to Know About Indoor Air Pollution. Both include information that's enlightening and not immediately obvious.

Guest blogger Michael Keizer has written several posts on health and human rights. This week, he takes Another Look at Health As a Human Right, and focuses on what our moral obligations are regarding health.

For Career Wednesday, Alanna provides some useful advice on How to Leave a Job You Hate (which turns out to be the same as how to leave a job you love) and tips on preparing a Global Health Resume

Alanna's article on Circumcision and HIV prompted strong, emotional responses in the comments section. In a follow-up post, she further explained the scientific evidence that circumcision protects against HIV transmission, as well as other infectious diseases.

You may have noticed that global health is field filled with acronyms. Turns out Alanna has a few pet peeves. Check out this amusing post on Especially Annoying Global Health Acronyms, which includes acronyms that stand for different things, are misleading or include prepositions.

A new feature started this week called Comment of the Week, where the smartest, funniest, or most eye-catching comment is highlighted, and the author of the comment will receive Change.org coins to the charity of their choice. Congrats to Patrick Mayne for being this week's commenter of the week!

After all the media attention on swine flu in April and May, the latest public health scare seems to have disappeared off the radar. You may be wondering, What Happened to Swine Flu? Read on to learn about potential changes in WHO's pandemic alert system, silly rumors, and future possibilities.

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