Family Medicine Resident Conference: Global Health

Another fatality has been reported from Fort Portal in Uganda.  This case, believed to be Ebola hemorrhagic fever, would make…

Brazzaville, Congo is having some railway problems, due to recent flooding.  This is a problem for those looking to use…

I ran accross a good question about someone concerned with DEET use in pregnancy.  This is a very good question…

The idea of how and when our COVID19 pandemic will end is a big concern. A vaccine is at least…

An Indian newpaper, http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1139181, ran a story about some new cases of trypanosomiasis reported in parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai….

A family who was hiking together, trying to find a christmas tree, became lost and had to sleep out in…

A recent alert from Promed mail brought attention to a re-emergence of hanta virus in New Mexico. The 34 year…

Mosquito Bite Prevention 700,000,000 people get a disease from a mosquito, each year. Of those diseases, 1 out of 17…

Unfortunately, things in Vietnam are getting worse, in the cholera department. ProMed released a story today about several tourists becoming…

Dr. Paul Auerbach, a co-author of one of my favorite books: A Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine also runs a…

There is a pretty good blog that tracks dengue activity in the carribean, over at WoodShedEnvironment. They are looking at…

Traveling with Children I know a lot of people that think they cannot take that dream vacation because they “have…

There is also a lot of questions about crossing datelines/timezones and “when do I take my insulin”. Elain Jong’s book,…

The Mexican state of Tabasco continues to suffer from the flooding, even as the waters are beginning to receed.  Concerns…

Water disinfection Knowledge of how to make water safe for human consumption or use is vital. There are basically three…