This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are reporting how a type of blood cell critical to the immune system can be efficiently engineered to make antibodies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the number of measles cases in the U.S. climbs, here are three moral reasons for parents to get their kids vaccinated against measles and other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The USDA is going to take more efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever, as this deadly disease is already greatly impacting the pig…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from STAT News, Helen Branswell discusses the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the violent reactions of citizens.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Sci Dev Net, Ruth Douglas discusses the consequences of antimicrobial resistance that we could see in the next couple of decades. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This post from The Conversation lays out three strategies to help battle misperceptions over the flu vaccine: Educate people on the facts, bust myths and encourage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists have pinpointed a molecule that accelerates the evolution of drug and antibiotic-resistant microbes. Now they’re trying to find a way to block it, The Atlantic reports.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast from NPR’s Morning Edition, David Greene interviews Jennifer Reich about the reasons for and implications of vaccine hesitancy. • Reich avoids using the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Seattle Children’s, author Lyra Fontaine discusses how one kid’s brain surgery allowed researchers to better understand intractable epilepsy and the HCN1 gene.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A RAND Corporation study found that a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease would not reach those in need quickly because of insufficient capacity in the U.S. health system. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Nana Minkah brings his first-hand perspective at seeing the awful effects of malaria from growing up in Sub-Sahara Africa, and his understanding of how important it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on a new vaccine program that launched in Malawi to prevent and treat malaria. • This new vaccine will hopefully lead to significant…