The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic – 770,000 AIDS deaths in 2018

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s most serious public health challenges. But there is a global commitment to stopping new HIV infections and ensuring that everyone with HIV has access to HIV treatment. According to UNAIDS : … Read More

Lice, hepatitis, TB, chicken pox, scabies plague a third of the caravan migrants – and now there’s rain

As I write this from San Diego, the rain is pouring outside my window, a rare winter rain brought on by an offshore tropical storm blowing in from the west.  It’s heavy, dripping, dropping rain, and it’s getting the entire region good.  Normally, … Read More