Dr. Tom Frieden
@DrTomFrieden
Global health leader and epidemiologist. President and CEO of @ResolveTSL. Former @CDCgov director and @nycHealthy commissioner. Focused on saving lives.
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A new early warning approach helped Uganda dramatically cut the time required to detect and respond to an anthrax outbreak. Amanda McClelland shares why this approach is critical as climate change intensifies. thinkglobalhealth.org/article/uganda…
It’s not that Big Tobacco never changes – they get ever-more devious. Tobacco companies are behind a push in the United Kingdom to downplay the risks of e-cigarettes and increase youth vaping, according to an investigation by The Times and The Sunday Times. thetimes.co.uk/article/4dad02…
Respiratory viruses may seem like only a nuisance, but they’re way more than that, as I share in a new article. Each of us can do our part to protect ourselves and reduce the risk we spread a potentially dangerous infection to people around us. drtomfrieden.medium.com/were-sleepwalk…
Important reflections by Ed Yong is not here on long Covid, science, and society.
“As a science writer, I have written about many topics throughout my career. None have affected me more than long Covid.” nytimes.com/2023/12/11/opi…
In Africa, only South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria have best-practice policies in place to protect people from trans fat.
In a new op-ed for Ventures Africa, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of Africa CDC, and I encourage countries across the continent to eliminate this…