New Research Explains Why People with TB in China Often Delay Treatment
People with tuberculosis (TB) in China often delay going to see a doctor for more than two weeks, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Reasons for this include a poor understanding of the symptoms of TB, increasing costs of treatment not covered by health insurance, and using traditional approaches first. Even after going to a clinic there were still delays in treatment, especially in rural areas, due to a lack of qualified medical staff. Duke Professor of Medicine and Global Health Shenglan Tang is a collaborator on this research.
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Faculty publish findings on chronic disease, China's health reform, violence
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Duke Faculty, Partners Join DGHI
The Duke Global Health Institute is proud to announce five new faculty members who join us as appointed faculty, affiliates and adjunct members. These faculty are collaborating with DGHI on research projects related to health disparities, policy and immunology and microbiology.
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New Grants Awarded to Study Infectious Diseases, Adolescent Health and Mental Health
Faculty members Shenglan Tang, Sherryl Broverman and Eve Puffer have been awarded funding to: develop and evaluate financial models for effective treatment and care of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, assess nutrition and physical health of adolescents, and develop a family-based intervention that promotes mental health and reduces the risk of HIV, respectively.
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DGHI Adjunct Professor, Sri Lankan Collaborators Honored
DGHI's Sri Lankan collaborators  were honored at this year's Vice Chancellor's Awards at the University of Ruhuna in Galle. Recipients of the prestigious awards include Drs. P.L. Ariyananda and Bilesha Perera - individuals who have been key to the Ruhuna-Duke Collaboration.
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