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Barriers to Vaccination in the United States

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I just posted a blog entry on barriers to improving international vaccination rates, and I include here a recent article that discusses the resurgence of Whooping Cough in the United States. The…Continue

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Supreme Court to Decide on Human Gene Patents

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/04/us-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-gene-patent-case.htmlAs the first group of scientists to discover the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 (which are implicated in breast and ovarian cancers, among others), Myriad Genomics (Salt Lake, UT) currently holds a patent on both genes, preventing other scientists and research groups from doing extensive research…See More

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The UN in Congo: Watching from Above....

http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2013/01/un-congoA very interesting perspective on a possible monitoring tactic by the UN in East Congo. Congo has long been known as the "Rape Capital of the World," with staggering statistics of violence against women. It was recently reported by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (after conducting expansive community surveys in Congo), that one woman is raped every 60 seconds in Congo.…See More

Jan 17

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The UN in Congo: Watching from Above....

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"Thanks for the heads up about the HIV travel ban article! It is definitely a topic of civil rights that needs to be explored, and I will be glad to do it!"

Dec 4, 2012

Carnegie Council left a comment for Ashleigh Long

"Ashleigh, I saw this last week and thought you might be interested in spinning a blog post out of it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chip-bergh/hiv-travel-ban_b_2200381.html Apparently several countries still have travel and immigration laws that…"

Dec 3, 2012

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Southern Africa: Governments are Failing to Address Cervical Cancer

From: http://allafrica.com/stories/201211300257.html?aa_source=useful-columnCervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in southern Africa, but new research reveals that governments' attempts to address the disease have been inadequate. Access to cervical cancer screening services is minimal, few countries in the region have policies on the disease, and treatment remains a major challenge.See More

Nov 30, 2012

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Nov 30, 2012

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Role of Government Funded Research in the Patent System

Should US citizens have to pay businesses for inventions they have already funded through their tax dollars? A review of this ethical dilemma is reviewed in Nature this month, as it relates to the cost of essential medications.http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/11/nih-asked-to-grant-open-license-on-hiv-drug.html See More

Nov 12, 2012

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Role of Government Funded Research in the Patent System

Nov 12, 2012

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Carnegie Council commented on Ashleigh Long's blog post US Presidential Candidates' Take on the Future of Funding in Science and Innovation

"Very interesting, Ashleigh. It is my feeling that the United States has a global responsibility to fund basic science research and education, and that the price tag of doing so would be very small compared to some of our recent military adventures.…"

Nov 5, 2012

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"Physician-activist targeted in Congo: http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2012/11/congo"

Nov 1, 2012

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US Presidential Candidates' Take on the Future of Funding in Science and Innovation

In a recent article in this month's Science magazine, the news staff summarizes President Obama's and Mr. Romney's views on how to promote and maintain a trend of scientific excellence and achievement in the United States...while paying down a 1.4 billion dollar deficit. This topic is of particular interest to a discussion of greater ethical implications as we know that innovation (commonly generated through the funding of science and engineering research and education initiatives) is key in a…See More

Oct 31, 2012

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Oct 31, 2012

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Two Years Later....Cholera Still a Major Public Health Concern in Haiti

As my blog will partly focus on the ethical considerations of inequalities in global health care, I thought this recent article from MSF was interesting. In America, it's common to want to throw money at a problem we hear about on television, and this article spotlights the often-seen multifactorial problems of bringing deadly epidemics under control in the developing world.…See More

Oct 22, 2012

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Oct 21, 2012

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Oct 18, 2012

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Job Title: medical student

Organization: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

What are your interests and areas of expertise in international relations?: Education, Ethics, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Science, War

Tell everyone a little about yourself and what you hope to gain from the Global Ethics Network.: I am a recent PhD in women's health and am currently within a year of finishing medical school so that I may serve as a practitioner in women's health. My personal and professional passions are the health of women and young girls in conflict and post-conflict recovery settings, and in forming global partnerships to help reduce maternal and child mortality. I'm really looking forward to meeting my fellow Global Ethics Bloggers and hearing their perspectives on issues that are of mutual concern.

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Supreme Court to Decide on Human Gene Patents

Posted on April 21, 2013 at 2:59pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/04/us-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-gene-patent-case.html

As the first group of scientists to discover the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 (which are implicated in breast and ovarian cancers, among others), Myriad Genomics (Salt Lake, UT) currently holds a patent on both genes,…

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DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda in ICC Custody

Posted on March 22, 2013 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

From BBC News on 3/22/13:

"Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda has left Rwanda and is on the way to The Hague in the custody of the International Criminal Court.

Gen Ntaganda, a key figure in the conflict in…

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Setbacks to Global Vaccination of Poliovirus

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 1:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

In last month's edition of Lancet, an editorial was published commenting on the senseless killing of healthcare workers in the Middle East over their pro-vaccination stance for children receiving the Polio vaccine. The editorial is interesting in that it provides the reader with an idea of what global impact this can (and already has, and will continue to) have on public health, and gives one reason for the still existing polio epidemics in specific parts of the world. See the article…

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The UN in Congo: Watching from Above....

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2013/01/un-congo

A very interesting perspective on a possible monitoring tactic by the UN in East Congo. Congo has long been known as the "Rape Capital of the World," with staggering statistics of violence against women. It was recently reported by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (after conducting expansive community surveys in Congo), that one woman is raped every 60 seconds…

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At 6:23pm on December 3, 2012, Carnegie Council said…: Ashleigh, I saw this last week and thought you might be interested in spinning a blog post out of it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chip-bergh/hiv-travel-ban_b_2200381.html

Apparently several countries still have travel and immigration laws that discriminate against HIV+ people.

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