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The Explainer: Vaccine Hesitancy Rice Magazine Office …

WebOur research found five top myths perpetuated by anti-vaccine advocates in Texas: Myth 1: Vaccines are ineffective. Fifty years of data demonstrates that vaccines prevent disease, …

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The Hidden Impact of COVID-19

WebSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths attributed to many other health conditions — Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, for example — have killed …

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The Medical Experience, Humanized Rice Magazine

WebRice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute, formed in 2023, studies how people experience medical care amidst the steady advance of science and technology, paying …

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Policy and People Rice Magazine Office of Public Affairs …

WebRice’s Baker Institute delivers data-driven research and independent discourse on critical issues. For 30 years, the Baker Institute for Public Policy has served as a nucleus for …

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Physician, Heal Thy World Rice Magazine Office of …

WebAs physician Von Nguyen ’97 explains it, public health tends to be the purview of government. Nguyen himself, for instance, spent many years at the Centers for Disease …

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Solving the Vaccine Puzzle Rice Magazine

WebA Vaccine Race. The COVID-19 puzzle has been “all-consuming” since Jan. 7, 2020, Graham said, when a prototype for a pandemic preparedness demonstration project …

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The Right To Clean Water Rice Magazine Office of …

WebThe increasing demand for clean water exerted by a growing population, compounded by climate change and the complexity of pollution, represents a growing need for innovation. …

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Health Apps and Personal Data Rice Magazine Office of …

WebAs of 2016, there were more than 165,000 health and wellness apps available through the Apple App Store alone. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates only a …

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Brain Capital Rice Magazine Office of Public Affairs

WebWinter 2024 | By Avery Ruxer Franklin Brain health is a critical aspect of human well-being that affects cognitive abilities, socioemotional stability and quality of life, says Harris …

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Testing the Water Rice Magazine Office of Public Affairs Rice

WebIllustration by Martin Gee. As infections spiked across the nation last fall, the department expanded testing to cover 60 schools in high positive-rate areas and 15 nursing homes. …

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Bridges to Hope Rice Magazine Office of Public Affairs Rice

WebSince 2019, Jennifer Zhan ’10 has been working with CA Bridge, a Public Health Institute program, to create new approaches to substance use treatment within hospital …

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Breakthrough in Bioprinting Rice Magazine Office of Public …

WebA close-up look at the tiny 3D- printed air sac. Photo by Jeff Fitlow and Jordan Miller. In the lab of Rice bioengineer Jordan Miller, a tiny teardrop-shaped air sac expands and …

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Covid, Compounded Rice Magazine Office of Public Affairs Rice

WebIllustration by Elena Lacey. Summer 2023 By Amy McCaig. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a disproportionate amount of illness and death among Latino families lacking …

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Big Steps for Little Ones Rice Magazine Office of Public Affairs

WebRice360 has identified 22 sustainable technologies to prevent newborn deaths, including diagnostic and respiratory support devices. Among them are the Rice-developed BiliDx, …

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Unconventional Wisdom: Maria Oden

WebBioengineer Maria Oden brings an enthusiastic, scholarly and deeply collaborative perspective to the multifaceted issue of global health inequities and challenges. Since …

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Unconventional Wisdom: The Builder

WebMedical school with a side of entrepreneurship. When it was time to go to college, I enrolled at the University of Kentucky to study physics — I wanted to earn a Ph.D. eventually, but …

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