Global health research makes America richer and healthier

US-funded research into the health of people abroad has large health and economic benefits for Americans.

By: Joshua R. Ehrlich, University of Michigan, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 1,167

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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By Joshua R. Ehrlich, University of Michigan

Recently, a middle-aged woman came to see me in my ophthalmology clinic because her eyes felt gritty and uncomfortable. She had seen another doctor a month earlier who diagnosed her with eyelid inflammation and wrote her a prescription.

As I examined her eyes, she mentioned in passing the prescription medication she’d been using – ivermectin. This was the first I’d heard of this drug being used for itchy, …

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