Why are we so afraid of vaccines?
Despite the official retraction of the 1998 Lancet study that suggested a connection between vaccines and autism, as of 2010, 1 in 4 U.S. parents still believed that vaccines cause autism. This belief...
View ArticleWhy Mental Illness-Focused Gun Control May Be More Harmful Than Helpful
Dr. Sara Gorman examines the risks involved with mental illness-focused gun control. In the aftermath of the mass shooting earlier this year in Newtown, Connecticut, debates have been raging in the...
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Why Maternal Mental Health Should be a Priority
Dr. Sara Gorman from Columbia University discusses the importance of treating maternal mental illness. Image credit: Cliff, Flickr As 2015 quickly approaches, the global health community has been made...
View ArticleWhy Infectious Diseases Still Matter
Sara Gorman explores the interconnectedness of infectious and chronic diseases. The headlines are everywhere. “Non-communicable diseases outsmart infectious diseases.” “Non-communicable diseases...
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What Do We Really Know About Social Resistance to Vaccines?
Sara Gorman explores some of the factors behind anti-vaccination movements. Image credit: RIBI Image Library at Flickr Last year, polio eradication efforts were severely compromised by a rash of...
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Is Viral Load Testing for HIV a Realistic Strategy in Developing Countries?
Sara Gorman from Columbia University discusses viral load testing in resource-poor settings Image Credit: David_Jones, Flickr In July of 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new...
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When Implementing Universal Health Coverage, Context Matters
As the WHO’s Millennium Development Goals reach their final phase, Sara Gorman reflects on what we have learned about how political, cultural and financial contexts impact the success of universal...
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Ebola has Taught us a Crucial Lesson about our Views of “Irrational” Health...
Sara Gorman compares “irrational” reactions to the Ebola outbreak by Americans and West Africans. As Ebola rears its ugly head in the U.S., there has been a lot of discussion about how afraid we really...
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Is Margaret Chan Really to Blame for the Delayed Ebola Response?
Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses recent criticism of WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and whether the focus should be on failures in preparation rather than response. A January 6 article in the New...
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Engaging the Public on Global Health
In the wake of Ebola, Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses the need to keep the general public engaged and informed on global health issues. Image credit: Михаил Чуркин, Flickr. A simple Google AdWords...
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