Former CDC chief launches $225 million global health initiative

Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is starting a new initiative to tackle some of global health’s thorniest issues: cardiovascular disease and epidemics. Frieden, a former New York City health commissioner who spent seven years leading the CDC during the Obama administration, said he chose those two issues based on his “unique […]Related:New clinical trial might change the standard treatment for melanomaHPV researchers, Planned Parenthood win prestigious Lasker medical awardsAfter the flood, the monster that grows like ‘the Blob’ — and doesn’t die
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news