Weekly Highlights Round-Up May 3-9

by Lillian Gu · 2009-05-10 09:26:00 UTC
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Swine flu has faded from the global headlines, but Global Health Guide Alanna Shaikh reminds us that it is certainly not gone. Check out her recommended reading for swine flu, which covers topics like swine flu's evolution, its economic impact, and the role of secondary infections.

Alanna has an ongoing series on breastfeeding experiences around the world, and this week she interviews Annie from Canada on her breastfeeding experience. (Also check out her earlier interview with Kareena from Australia) If you'd like to share your own breastfeeding story, email her at alanna@change.org.

You may have heard of measles from your MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination. Find out about this highly contagious (and highly preventable) disease in this post, Five Things to Know about Measles.

Every Wednesday, Alanna features a post on careers in global health.  Alanna previously described her Five Career Mistakes, and this week, she elaborates on downsides of her graduate degree, as well as provides some handy tips for Global Health Job Hunting.

Alanna also highlighted the AIDS denialist Matthias Rath by posting excerpts from an unpublished chapter of the book Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (Part 1, Part 2). Reader beware. These excerpts may cause blood pressure to rise.

Lastly, The Lancet has a new study out about The Gates Foundation's impact on global health, which confirmed Alanna's worst fears about the foundation. In Alanna's words, "It's a massive foundation with a huge influence on global health, being run like a small family fund." Check out her live-blog as she read the study, as well her general reflections on how The Gates Foundation Is Missing Its Chance to Be a Partner.

Lillian Gu
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