global health: STAT explores the latest research in global health, including the development of new vaccines and treatments for diseases, the impact of climate change on health and the challenges of providing health care in low-resource settings.

https://www.statnews.com/topic/global-health/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--1NLbV0J5O5tlMZ1Kh03RP8ilNhB1crPjFOSdBqB7C4Og_HxCbFR9BySyII1tRp2SFq56Qv-j0ZJzX2-bDABkLw76GMg&_hsmi=346170968&utm_content=346170968&utm_source=hs_email Signs of life at the CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report at the usual time yesterday after missing a few weeks. The reports – which disseminate key public health information and recommendations – have been trapped in a continuing communications freeze imposed by the Trump administration. Hearing “the voice of CDC” after nearly a month indicates a slight thaw, but this new MMWR is a shadow of its former self. It includes just two “Notes from the Field,” briefs on the wildfires in Maui and L.A., respectively. Usually, MMWR includes three full studies. In other signs of life at the agency, the CDC issued a health alert Thursday about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, which is being caused by the Sudan virus. Vaccination efforts using an experimental vaccine could begin as early as this weekend. Keep up with the latest in global health here.