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PubMed Commons: New comment forum on PubMed

From the PubMed Commons Blog: If you are one of the millions of people who visit PubMed today, be on the look-out for something different. On each abstract page, there’s now a section called PubMed Commons. It’s a forum for scientific … Continue reading

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New from Risk Bites – Why vaccinate against HPV?

Risk Bites, a delightful series of videos that provide insights into the science of risk, has released a new video on dose response.  Enjoy and comment here.

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Mind the Science Gap ends

I’m sad to report that Mind the Science Gap, a science communication training blog from the University of Michigan School of Public Health,  has ended. In January 2012, Mind The Science Gap was launched as a unique approach to helping … Continue reading

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New issue of Health Communication Science Digest

From the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): The November issue of Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD or Digest) is now available at http://intranet.cdc.gov/od/oc/hcse/hcsd. This month in the Digest there are several papers reporting new strategies and approaches for … Continue reading

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“Access to HIV care: Real results” & live stream of White House observation of World AIDS Day

From the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): On December 1, 2013, the Health Resources and Services Administration celebrated World AIDS Day to show our support and commitment to those who are living with the disease and to remember those … Continue reading

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23andMe, FDA,and DNA health profiling

From our friends at Risk Bites, a new video on the FDA’s request that 23andMe “immediately discontinue marketing the PGS [Personal Genome Service] until such time as it receives FDA marketing authorization for the device”.

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Tylenol and hangovers: A dangerous mix?

An updated version of this video has just been released.   Our friends at Risk Bites have released a new video on the science of mixing acetaminophen & alcohol. Enjoy!

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An Emmy for “Life, Interrupted” videos

I’ve posted before about the amazing blog–written & video–that Suleika Jaouad has been composing for the last couple of years, “Life, Interrupted”.  This year, the video segments were nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for an Emmy … Continue reading

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Free workshops for graduate students

The University Library has created a set of free workshops, aimed primarily at graduate students.  Register by clicking the link for each workshop. Open Access Essentials Monday, 10/21, 10:00 am-11:00 am   Open educational resources, open data, MOOCs and more. What does … Continue reading

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What Is the Precautionary Principle, and Is It Good or Bad?

From our friends at Risk Sense come a new video (& resources) on the precautionary principle. Take a look! http://youtu.be/3RC7EGDtOYM

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