By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere In global health, it’s often difficult to answer questions like “what’s really affecting people’s…
When it comes to disease-carrying insects, mosquitoes get all the attention. It is deserved since the malaria they carry caused…
By Lauren Hashiguchi, special to Humanosphere Five years after a massive earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, the crowded capital of Haiti, killing…
By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere Along with icy forecasts and winter weather, the dangers faced by elderly Americans from…
When the outbreak of Ebola in West African spiraled out of control in the middle of 2014, health-care advocates pointed…
By Lauren Hashiguchi, special to Humanosphere Non-communicable diseases today account for nearly 70 percent of all deaths globally, according to…
By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere More people around the world are dying from cirrhosis of the liver than ever…
By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere Imagine how useful it would be if you could look at a world map and know…
By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere Mental illness is one of the leading causes of disability around the world – and has…
By Nancy Fullman, special to Humanosphere There appears to be a disconnect between the global burden of pneumonia and how…