1. Care to spice up dinner time?  2. Feeling a significant lack of casual public health discussion in your life?  3. Want to learn about something meaningful in the comfort of Whitman’s common dining hall? If you answered yes or were even unsure about any of those questions, […]

Timothy Buschman, assistant professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychology, was awarded the New Innovator Award. This grant is awarded to “early stage investigators of exceptional creativity proposing research of uncommonly high potential impact.” Buschman’s project, entitled “Developing an Adaptive Cognitive Prosthetic […]

Last month, the FDA approved Trumenba, a vaccine for meningitis B. Meanwhile, the vaccine that was administered to Princeton students last year, Bexsero, continues to be under review. Below, PPHR discusses the vaccine approval process with FDA Consumer Safety Officer Rachael Conklin. PPHR: What considerations does […]

In mid-October, a man – soon to be known as “Clipboard Guy” – was seen alongside four other health officers in hazmat suits, wheeling an Ebola patient for transfer from Dallas to Atlanta. He was wearing no protective gear, carrying a clipboard, and helping the […]

Recently, there have been concerns that Ebola, the deadly virus that erupted in West Africa causing hemorrhagic fever, has made its way to Newark, New York, and Princeton. One such story is that of Ebola nurse Kaci Hickox who has been placed in quarantine for […]

The Ebola outbreak has resulted in global panic, making citizens question the safety of everything from public transportation to crowded events. Recent developments have brought the crisis directly to Princeton. On October 1st, NBC cameraman Alexander Mukpo contracted Ebola while cleaning a car that had […]

The American public, along with state and federal government officials, had sufficient cause to be frightened when the first case of Ebola knocked at its doorsteps. Amidst the panic and frenzy in response to the Ebola outbreak, a controversial quarantine was issued against 33-year-old nurse […]

Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis, also known as cocci, is a fungal disease endemic to the soils of the Southwest. Around 60% of those exposed never have symptoms. The majority of the other 40% have flu-like symptoms. About 5 to 10% of those exposed develop serious […]