Ilona Kickbusch
Professor Ilona Kickbusch PhD contributes to innovation in public health, health promotion, global health and health diplomacy. Now engaging in digital health.
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Why do countries with more democracy want less of it?
A study questions the notion that support for representative government increases with time
Von der Leyen wants to boost EU foreign policy spending
Commission president-elect calls for the bloc to become a strong geopolitical actor.
India's health care challenges make it fertile ground for AI startups
“There are lots of interesting ideas here, but the biggest problem I see is that lack of peer-reviewed studies," an AI expert said of the Indian startups.
Google's secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower
Whistleblower speaks to Guardian about growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data, which can be accessed by Google staff
Jennifer Aniston And The Rage Of Middle-Aged Stardom
On The Morning Show, Jennifer Aniston captures the rage of so many famous women of a certain age.
Facebook Axed Pro-Vaccine Ads, Let Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracies Slip Through
Legitimate health institutions are getting swept up in Facebook’s algorithmic crackdown against anti-vaccine misinformation.
Ilona Kickbusch
Facebook Axed Pro-Vaccine Ads From Hospitals and Health Orgs, Let Anti-Vaxxer Ads Slip Through #DigitalHealth #VaccinesWork
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Google and Twitter Approved Our BS Anti-Vaxx Ads
Google and Twitter allowed ads saying “Don’t get vaccinated” and “Vaccines aren’t safe.”
Google partners with major health system, gaining access to patient data
The initiative, “Project Nightingale,” gives the tech giant the ability to analyze personal health information from Ascension, a Catholic hospital system.
Ebola vaccine approved in Europe, in landmark moment for global health
The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Merck’s vaccine, giving the world for the first time an approved vaccine against Ebola.
Making fantasy reality: five minutes with . . . Michael Marmot
The expert on health inequalities tells the RCGP annual conference how falling life expectancy relates to poverty
“A couple of years ago we [University College London’s Institute of Health Equity] reported that life expectancy in England had...
Anti-vaccine leaders targeting minorities in NYC becomes growing concern
The anti-vaccine movement has a history of targeting minority groups, like the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn and the Somali refugee community in Minnesota.
Democracy doesn’t matter to the defenders of ‘economic freedom’ | Quinn Slobodian
The league tables created by conservative thinktanks show that neoliberalism is about ringfencing economic power, says historian Quinn Slobodian
Facebook Has Just Launched New Healthcare Features
Facebook is taking the next step towards the healthcare market. Last month, Mark Zuckerberg‘s company introduced the “Preventive Health” tool that...
ARD-Themenwoche 2019
Eine Studie des Robert Koch-Instituts hat bewiesen: Bildung und Gesundheit hängen zusammen. Der Sozialstatus von Menschen beeinflusst ihre Gesundheit wie kaum ein anderer Faktor und führt dazu, dass Bildungsbenachteiligte bis zu zehn Jahre früher...
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Ilona Kickbusch
Cooperation between public health @rki_de and German television @ARD to highlight the #SDOH - focus 10 year difference in life expectancy- GREAT - on tv today
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Hirschhausen macht Schule - Warum Bildung gesund macht
Bildung und Gesundheit hängen eng zusammen. Wer von Beruf, Einkommen, Wohnsituation und Zugang zum Gesundheitswesen benachteiligt ist, lebt fünf bis zehn Jahre kürzer. Ist das gerecht und vor allem: Muss das so sein?
Dr. Eckart v. Hirschhausen...
Ilona Kickbusch
WATCH On German television today presented for the general public - the social determinants of health #sdoh #healthliteracy #poverty #ARD Eckhart von Hirschhausen GREAT
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