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Science Corner: A Measure of Health

August 4, 2021 by Andy Walsh No Comments

If weight tells us something about population health differences, why doesn’t it work as well for individual health differences?

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Science Corner: Silent Science

June 16, 2021 by Andy Walsh No Comments

This week, I’m (virtually) attending the annual meeting of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), one of the largest gatherings of folks doing the day-to-day work of public health in the United States. Each day there are hundreds of talks and posters about investigations, research, and applied science that will never make headlines.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: epidemiology, public health, science, science corner

Science Corner: Slowing Down to Build Trust

April 14, 2021 by Andy Walsh 1 Comment

The votes are in, the bracket is complete, and we have a most pressing science & faith question: How much should science inform religious practice? If I thought my seedings had any meaning, this would be a Cinderella story, the lowest seed in the Theology & Religion going on to take it all. Now that […]

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: COVID-19, public health, science, science corner, vaccination

Science Corner: Immunization is a Team Sport

April 7, 2021 by Andy Walsh No Comments

I left out pandemic topics in part because I wanted this series to provide some respite from them and in part because their urgency is only temporary. Still, public health remains my vocation and so my thoughts never stray too far from SARS-CoV-2. That also means I am extra motivated to do what I can to bring about a time when I can put my focus elsewhere.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: American Evangelicalism, Most Pressing Science & Faith Question, public health, science, science corner, vaccination

Science Corner: Recognizing the Discovery of Hepatitis C

October 7, 2020 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Having spent a little time looking at the Ig Nobel prizes, let’s give some attention to this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded equally to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.”

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