Category Archives: Health
CANCER CARE ADVANCES, BUT THE SURVIVAL GAP WIDENS
New treatments and earlier diagnosis are improving outcomes for some patients, while millions still lack...
MATERNAL DEATHS SHOW THE COST OF UNEQUAL HEALTH CARE
Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, yet hundreds of women still die each day from complications...
AIR POLLUTION REMAINS A DAILY THREAT TO GLOBAL HEALTH
From traffic corridors to indoor cooking fires, polluted air continues to damage lungs, hearts and...
DEMENTIA RISES AS FAMILIES BECOME THE WORLD’S HIDDEN CARE SYSTEM
With populations aging, dementia is becoming a defining health and social challenge for governments that...
DIABETES SURGES AS HEALTH SYSTEMS STRUGGLE TO FIND THE UNDIAGNOSED
A growing global diabetes burden is forcing countries to focus on early detection, affordable care...
OBESITY MEDICINES OPEN A NEW CHAPTER, BUT NOT A SIMPLE ONE
Powerful new treatments are changing obesity care, while high costs and unequal access expose a...
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TESTS FAMILIES, SCHOOLS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
Adolescents are reporting rising distress while services remain scarce, forcing communities to rethink prevention, treatment...
MEASLES RETURNS AS VACCINATION GAPS WIDEN
A preventable disease is finding new openings as immunization systems struggle with missed doses, misinformation...
DRUG-RESISTANT INFECTIONS FORCE A NEW GLOBAL HEALTH reckoning
Antimicrobial resistance is turning once-routine infections into complex medical threats, putting modern medicine under pressure...
EXTREME HEAT IS BECOMING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
As temperatures rise, doctors and city officials are confronting a silent threat that kills quickly,...