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The Power of Health Information for People with Disabilities

The Power of Health Information for People with Disabilities

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Knowledge gaps, data deficits, and stigma have stalled access to health information and care

A woman walks past an artwork by Athina Robie depicting Aids awareness ribbons at an exhibition inside Athens, Greece, Syntagma metro station marking World Aids Day on December 1, 2005. The photo shows a blurred figure walking past a mural with lots of multi-colored AIDS ribbons, reminiscent of an Andy Warhol. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

What the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Teach Us About COVID-19

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The impacts of stigma, fear, and bureaucracy in emerging epidemics

Don’t Discriminate Against Those Who Remain Uninfected

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Could barring people who were never sick from returning to work and school perversely incentivize getting COVID-19?

A medical professional shows a negative test for novel coronavirus in front of Mane Garrincha Stadium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 21, 2020. The photo shows a health worker holding a test at the camera with a stadium in the background. the photographer is using a telephoto/macro lens so that everything is blurred out in the shot, including the man, with the exception of the small plastic cassette-like test. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

COVID-19: This Crisis Should Make Us Stronger

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As efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 succeed, those who are better off must help the most vulnerable

Medical staff pose for a portrait in a combination of photos at Harborview Medical Center during the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in Seattle, Washington on April 8, 2020. Picture is a composite photo with a grid of health care workers wearing scrubs. A few are wearing masks. REUTERS/David Ryder

What We Talk About When We Talk About Coronavirus

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A gendered and political analysis of world leaders’ COVID-19 pandemic statements in March 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and French President Emmanuel Macron all giving recent press briefings on COVID-19. The composite photo shows the four leaders speaking variously at podiums in their countries. REUTERS/Michel Kappeler/Markku Ulander(Lehtikuva)/Kevin Lamarque/Loic Venance

Waging Another Public Health "War?"

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Overreliance on military language in global health risks missing more appropriate, effective and compassionate responses

Military officers wearing face masks stand outside Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy on February 24, 2020. The cathedral was closed by authorities due to the coronavirus outbreak. The photo shows a soldier in full combat gear wearing a mask and holding a military-style assault rifle. In the distance is the iconic architectural tourist destination. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

How to Tackle Global Problems in an Age of Populism

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Appetites for investment do exist today to define achievable goals, apply effective tools, and solve global challenges

Famous singer and social activist Bono attends a Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on foreign assistance in Washington D.C. on April 12, 2016. The photo shows Bono at a long table with several rows of chairs behind him. The chairs are filled with people who appear to be laughing. The REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Gender and the Coronavirus Outbreak

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Gender inequities make outbreaks worse, so why not integrate gender analysis into the response now to help save lives?

Immigration officers wearing protective awaiting Thai nationals evacuated from Wuhan, China—the center of the coronavirus epidemic, at the U-Tapao airport in Rayong province, Thailand on Feb 4, 2020. REUTERS/Royal Thai Navy Handout.

Can the U.S. Be Among the First to Eliminate HIV Transmission?

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Will the recently launched “Ready, Set, PrEP” program be a meaningful step toward HIV/AIDS elimination in the U.S.?

A person walks up a giant LGBTQ+ Pride Flag installed on the steps of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park to celebrate World Pride in New York City on June 14, 2019. Photo shows the legs and feet of someone wearing white pants and white sneakers walking up a wide staircase that fills the frame and is brightly adorned in rainbow hues. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Reducing the Global Burden of HIV/AIDS—What Does the Future Hold?

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Despite successes, continued progress is at risk—hinges on addressing social, cultural, political responses to disease

A graveyard in Cape Town's Khayelitsha Township, where many of those who are buried died from HIV/AIDS