this is a serious upgrade from five years ago when i last took the oral typhoid vaccine. my 7-day, 4-pill course of medicine came equipped with a check-off timeline printed on a bathroom mirror sticker and a livestrong/wriststrong-esque reminder bracelet. color me impressed, as well as 25% of the way to being re-vaccinated. (on another vaccine noteContinueContinue reading “cues to action: oral typhoid vaccine”
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magic bullets are bad and silver bullets are hard to come by (agenda for approaching resistance to malaria treatments)
i have previously discussed the bizarre origin of ‘magic bullets’ as a phrase used positively and aspirationally in public health – as well as the folly it represents: relying on a single approach to a public health problem rather than doing multiple, hopefully coordinated, activities.* my feeling is that something silver-bullety is going on right now in discussionsContinueContinue reading “magic bullets are bad and silver bullets are hard to come by (agenda for approaching resistance to malaria treatments)”
Heather E. Lanthorn 