How narrative reporting changed the business world: providing a new measurement tool

Tuberculosis control: how the world has changed since 1990.

In 1990 the Commission on Health Research for Development stated that ‘‘The magnitude of the tuberculosis problem is matched only by its relative neglect by the international community.’’ (1) A decade later, in March 2000, ministers of health and finance from the 20 countries that have 80% of the world’s tuberculosis cases met in Amsterdam and issued the Amsterdam Declaration. This stated that ...

How SARS changed the world in less than six months.

A memorandum that changed the world

In the summer of 1939 Otto Frisch, who was in Copenhagen, received an invitation from Mark Oliphant, a professor of physics at Birmingham, to come to Birmingham for the summer to see if some arrangements might be made for Frisch to emigrate to Birmingham. War came that fall and Frisch could not return safely to Denmark. He was given a lectureship that enabled him to stay. The previous Christmas...

How the economic recession has changed the likelihood of reporting poor self-rated health in Spain

BACKGROUND Between 2006 and 2011 self-rated health (SRH) (the subjective report of an individual's health status) actually improved in Spain despite its being in the grips of a serious economic recession. This study examines whether the likelihood of reporting poor health has changed because of the global financial crisis. It also attempts to estimate the differences between SRH and other self-...

Traditional and Online Media : How the Internet Has Changed the Reporting of Medical News

This thesis attempted to investigate how the Internet had changed the reporting of medical news. Since the late 20th century, there have been growing concerns about emerging global health issues. Consequently, the media have an important role to play to better serve the needs of people seeking medical news and information. My presumption was that the Internet held the key for news organizations...