Posts by Lalith Polepeddi
Should human rights talk be applied to health?
Posted on April 8, 2009
Today in globalhealthU, we went over the keynotes and workshops from the truly inspiring GlobeMed Summit 2009. We focused in on one event in particular: the much-discussed panel discussion between Drs Evan Lyon, Laurie Zoloth, and Nirav Shah. I've summarized a couple of the main points from our discussion below. So …Keep Reading
Change we can believe in…
Posted on November 21, 2008
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Google Flu Trends
Posted on November 16, 2008
Google has done it again. Earlier this week, Google launched a project called Google Flu Trends (http://www.google.org/flutrends/). It estimates flu activity in the US based on Google search queries.Currently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate flu activity based on how many sick patients enter a doctor's office. The problem with …Keep Reading
Securing the right
Posted on October 9, 2008
Last night we were joined by Prof Michael Diamond, who is a professor of global health at NU. He talked to us about how we can channel enthusiasm for global health to help build sustainable solutions in a talk titled "Moving Beyond Compassion: Making a Sustainable Impact on Improving Health." I …Keep Reading
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