Noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are increasingly affecting young people in low- and middle-income countries. Worse still,…
By Nancy Fullman, special to Humanosphere In 2007, Bill Gates threw down the E-word (eradication) at a packed malaria forum…
Some 9 million people developed tuberculosis in 2013, according to the World Health Organization in a report released today. It…
As the news about Ebola gets worse, it’s easy to lose sight of the long list of other deadly diseases…
News that two American aid workers who were infected with the Ebola virus are being provided treatment in Atlanta has…
First, the good news: Death rates for people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria all have decreased globally since the Millennium…
Today, people everywhere around the globe mark World Malaria Day. The idea is to raise awareness of the massive toll…
Cambridge, MA – You might stumble upon a strange flash mob today if you happen to be in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Changsha,…
The following is an excerpt from Expat Etiquette: How to Look Good in Bad Places, by Michael Bear and Liz…
Vestergaard Frandsen Some 3.3 million lives were saved since 2000 from malaria, says a new WHO report. Deaths worldwide fell…