I narrowly missed the Trolley Square shootings. I had been buying wrapping paper for gifts. I walked out the doorway of the mall not one hour before the shooter walked in. I was really pregnant at the time, able to waddle more than walk, and I certainly could not have run. I was really … More This Post is About Guns
By Marlana Li, MD I love to travel. I also love having a vocation in medicine, so the natural integration of the two is going on medical mission trips and polishing my knowledge of travel medicine. I enjoy meeting new people, learning history, immersing myself in new cultures, and sharing information via different means of … More Travel Medicine
By Osman Sanyer, MD Note: This piece is intended to express the need for a public health approach gun safety. It does NOT address the political issues related to gun ownership. The opinions below are those of the author. It happened again this week. Two unarmed people were killed by an individual with a gun. … More Family Physicians and Public Health Role in Firearm Safety
by Steve Alder The continued emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases is in stark contrast to the optimism that existed a few decades ago as we saw great leaps forward in our preventive and therapeutic measures against the morbidity and mortality caused by these agents. 2014 is turning out to be a banner year for … More How to Discuss Ebola and Enterovirus with your Patients
by Kyle Patton While there is only currently one known case of Ebola virus transmission outside of West Africa, the Harvard School of Public Health recently released a poll showing that four out of ten adults in this country are concerned that there will be a large scale outbreak at some point in the future … More What You Need to Know about Ebola
by German Ellsworth, MPH; Clinton Wadley, BS; Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH; and Jessica Greenwood, MD, MSPH Many physicians attain graduate public health as a component of their careers. The decision to pursue higher education in public health is varied and often uniquely personal. However, whether they recognize it or not, those who achieve a public … More What Do Utah Family Physicians Do with their Public Health Degrees? A Survey
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