Yearly Archives: 2015

Africa, Health news

Eliminating the Confusion Surrounding Concussions in Sports

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 13, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA JAMA Pediatrics Incidence of Concussion During Practice and Games in Youth, High School,...

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East Africa health news, Health news, North Africa health news, Southern Africa health news, West Africa health news

The Response to Ebola—Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 12, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA The 2015 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award 2015 The 2015 Lasker-Bloom...

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Health news

Outlook for Alternative Payment Models in Fee-for-Service Medicare

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 11, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The warnings are now familiar: health care spending for retirees in the United St...

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Health & Wellness, Health news, Politics

School Menus Improve but Need Work

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 10, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA It’s getting easier for kids to heed the advice to eat their vegetables. Recent data show...

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East Africa health news, Health news, North Africa health news, Southern Africa health news, West Africa health news

Federal Bill Introduced to Prohibit For-Profit “Conversion Therapy”

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 7, 2015

 follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA 2015, Laura Buchholz he Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (TFPA), a fed...

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East Africa health news, Health news, North Africa health news, Southern Africa health news, West Africa health news

Accountability for Sexual Violence

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 6, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA Sexual violence is often carried out during and after periods of armed conf...

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East Africa health news, North Africa health news, West Africa health news

Global Help for Post-Ebola Recovery in West Africa

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 5, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA September 15, 2015 Plans to build resilient health systems have been devel...

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East Africa health news, Health news, North Africa health news, Southern Africa health news, West Africa health news

Single Dose of Ebola Vaccine May Be Protective

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 5, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA  August 3, 2015 The experimental Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV may offer high...

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Health news

Plague Increase in Western US

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 4, 2015

follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA Eleven cases of human plague were reported in 6 states from April through A...

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Africa, East Africa health news, Health news, West Africa health news

Medical Marijuana: Is the Cart Before the Horse?

Posted by Dr. Samuel Jones

November 3, 2015

 follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA June 23/30, 2015   There is a pressing need to develop new me...

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