Influenza and One Health 100 years after the Epidemic
Bailey, E. S., Choi, J. Y., Fieldhouse, J. K., Borkenhagen, L. K., Zemke, J., Zhang, D., & Gray, G. C. (2018). The continual threat of influenza virus infections at the human–animal interface. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2018(1), 192–198....
Postdoc at Baylor
The Department of Anthropology at Baylor University seeks to fill a post-doctoral fellowship focused on biomedical anthropology. This Fellow will join a growing department with interest in applied perspectives on the anthropology of health, broadly conceived....
Does tonsillectomy do more harm than good?
A new study of over 1 million Danes reports increased risks of infection and allergy in a group of over 60,000 children who had tonsils or adenoids removed. Byars, S. G., Stearns, S. C., & Boomsma, J. J. (2018). Association of long-term risk of respiratory, allergic,...
Zoobiquity Colorado Oct 4-5
A very interesting conference Oct 4-5 for those interested in evolution, health and disease in diverse species. Full info here. Zoobiquity Colorado: Connecting Human and Animal Health through Regenerative Medicine This conference aims to uncover the astonishing...
ISEMPH Meeting Program
The final program for the Aug 1-4 in Park City Utah is now available. And very exciting! Special CME course on Wilderness Medicine Aug 1. Register now before fees go...
New definitive article on mismatch
Corbett, S., Courtiol, A., Lummaa, V., Moorad, J., & Stearns, S. (2018). The transition to modernity and chronic disease: mismatch and natural selection. Nature Reviews Genetics, 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-018-0012-3 (not open access but worth finding)...
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Global Health at Yale
The multidisciplinary academic program in Global Health at Yale seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year, with an option of renewal for the following academic year. The Fellow will teach two undergraduate courses (one per semester) drawing on her...