Preventing Pandemics and Mitigating Risk
The COVID-19 pandemic was, and continues to be, devastating for many – closing businesses, suffering from mental health issues and even experiencing the death of their loved ones. The time[…]
Transfusing the Conversation: Intersectionality between Race and Blood Donation
Blood transfusions are important medical procedures whereby a donor’s blood is infused into a recipient intravenously. Transfusions can be lifesaving for recipients experiencing massive blood loss after surgery, injury or[…]
Harnessing Technology for the Control and Spread of Infectious Disease Data
As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, our current societal dynamics such as the ease of international travel and extensive daily social interaction can enable the rapid spread of infectious diseases[…]
Mosquito-borne tropical diseases are coming back to bite us
Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens from one host to another, spreading viruses, bacteria and parasites that cause human illness. Annually, vector-borne infections are responsible for over 700,000 deaths, with[…]
Animal reservoirs and human disease outbreaks: who is to blame?
Infectious diseases constitute one of the leading causes of death globally, killing over 6 million people per year. These diseases are caused by bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens, which[…]
Vaccines, the immune memory trick
“With the exception of safe water, no other modality… has had such a major effect on mortality reduction and population growth.” – Susan and Stanley Plotkin, Vaccine 5th ed (2008).1[…]
If false claims go viral, so will infectious diseases
It is the year 2020, and we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the availability of online platforms, claims ranging from the origin of the virus to[…]
Benchmarking
Hard to believe it has been seven years of IMMpress! With articles covering nutrition, innovation and science outreach, we have had many amazing articles discussing a wide range of topics[…]
From The Lab To The Polls: Climate Science and Public Policy
In a 2017 survey, researchers found that 56% of PhD graduates took jobs in academia after earning their degree, while the majority of remaining participants went into the pharmaceutical or[…]
The Privatization of Resources during an Age of Depletion
As evidence of a climate crisis continues to mount, the concern regarding retention of necessary resources climbs accordingly. These fears are not unfounded. Human-driven biodiversity decline is reflected in the[…]
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