This fall, the international community will gather in New York City at the United Nations to officially endorse a game…
By Katie Leach-Kemon and Nancy Fullman, special to Humanosphere The benefits of breastfeeding to the health and development of newborn…
By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere In the United States, when we think about fire, we might imagine a campfire…
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Chris Murray, director of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and…
Many governments are trying to make it harder for the tobacco industry to do business in their countries. Some are…
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…
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…
A massive cause-of-death study finds that we are living about six years longer than we did in 1990, that child…