In a Pandemic, Early Intervention Can Save Lives
As we learn more about the evolving situation with regard the H1N1 strain of influenza circulating around the world, it is useful to look to our past experiences with pandemic ...
View ArticleNew iPhone Apps Show Grassroots through Gadgetry
A quick search on Apple’s App Store produces hundreds of health related applications (apps) – ranging from health news portals to fitness and diet tips. But health, science and pharma ...
View ArticleSpectrum Infection Thursday: Shining a Spotlight on Malaria – Part II
I’ve been thinking for the last few days about a blog post that Brennan Gamwell, one of our interns, wrote last week on the Full Spectrum Blog. He wrote, “An estimated ...
View ArticleSpectrum Infection: The U.S. Global Health Initiative: How Can they Measure...
One year ago this May, President Obama announced the formation of the Global Health Initiative (GHI), a $63 billion project spanning six years dedicated to developing a comprehensive U. S ...
View ArticleSpectrum Infection: Lessons Learned – H1N1 A Year Later
Greetings from the 44th National Immunization Conference in Atlanta! With the one year anniversary of the H1N1 outbreak upon us this week, there is not a more fitting place for ...
View ArticleThe Malaria Conversation on a Global Scale & What it Means for Communicators
With smart phones and Twitter at the ready, the first annual International Healthcare Social Media Summit kicked-off at 9:00 am EST on May 18th in Washington, D.C. Spectrum’s own John ...
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