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Interview with Dr. Lee Reichman – Part One
This is part one of our interview with Lee B. Reichman, MD, MPH, Founding Executive Director of the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute, and Professor of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the New Jersey Medical School, in Newark, New Jersey.
The Outcasts of Tuberculosis
It may be curable but Tuberculosis (TB) remains a stigma in our country especially for women. Over a lakh Indian women are thrown out of their homes each year because they have TB. NDTV brings you the story of a woman who was deserted by her husband one year after marriage because she was diagnosed with TB. The 21-year-old woman’s only fault was that she was infected with tuberculosis.
Stop TB Partnership Craig David Video Series #3
In a newly released clip – the third in a series of videos shot in South Africa during his first country visit as a Goodwill Ambassador against Tuberculosis – British R&B star Craig David talks with Dr Sizulu Moyo, a tuberculosis researcher at Stellenbosch University.
Stop TB Partnership Craig David Video Series #2
The Stop TB Partnership has produced a series of videos featuring Goodwill Ambassador Craig David. This is #2 in a series.
An Interview with Martino Laurenzi, M.D., MPH
Dr. Martino Laurenzi, an expert in clinical development and community health, is a Clinical Research Scientist at the TB Alliance, where his responsibilities include the oversight of clinical trials. Dr. Laurenzi has long been involved in public health research; the Gubbio Study, which he started in 1982 in the Italian town for which it is named, is one of the longest standing population-based epidemiological studies for the screening of cardiovascular risk factors.
An Interview with Michael D. Iseman, M.D.
Dr. Michael D. Iseman is a Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. This video was recorded on November 13, 2009 at Johns Hopkins University.
An Interview with Bill R. Jacobs, Jr., Ph.D
Dr. Bill Jacobs is Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and of Molecular Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This video was recorded on November 13, 2009 at Johns Hopkins University.
Interview with Gyanu Lamicchane
Dr. Gyanu Lamichhane is Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research Labs. This interview was conducted at JHU on November 13, 2009.
Interview with Joel S. Freundlich
Dr. Freundlich is a Senior Research Scientist in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department at Texas A&M University and a Visiting Professor at Rutgers University in the Medicinal Chemistry department.
Financial Times Video Interviews on Combating TB
For World TB Day, the Financial Times’ Andrew Jack interviewed various members of the TB community to get their take on a range of topics. Interviewees are Paul Stoffels, head of R&D at Johnson & Johnson; Lucy Cheshire, a Kenyan campaigner; Paul Sommerfeld, chairman of TB Alert; Al Story, the clinical lead of a UK charity.
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Toppix TB News- Isoniazid resistance and death in patients with tuberculous meningitis: retrospective cohort study. 8 Sep 2010
- Global Fund needs U.S. support 8 Sep 2010
- New park memorializes ORC 7 Sep 2010
- Experimental TB test called fast, accurate 7 Sep 2010
- People with diabetes up to 2-3 times higher risk of TB 7 Sep 2010
