A woman broke her leg in India. She died in Nevada from it. Her story is the most urgent health crisis that garners the least amount of attention.A 70-year-old woman broke her leg while visiting India. Later, she went to a hospital in Reno, Nevada. Soon after,...
This Will Be the Most Deadly Disease of 2017. (And It’s Not What You Would Expect)The biggest killer disease in 2017 isn’t going to be HIV. Not Ebola, either. Or Zika or pandemic influenza, or...
Ebola will return in 2017. Here’s WhyIn 2017 we’ll be seeing Ebola again. Probably a small outbreak or two, but another full-on pandemic is entirely possible....
What You Need to know about the Global Fight Against MalariaMalaria is a quiet problem, killing children and pregnant women in 97 countries; children under five make up 70% of...
Zika is no longer a global health emergency – it’s worseThe Zika virus, it appears, is here to stay. At the end of November, the WHO reclassified the Zika virus...
No Water for Thousands of People Trapped in Mosul. A Precarious Humanitarian Situation DeterioratesAs the Iraqi Army, Kurdish fighters, and Shiite militias, backed by airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, move in on the...
The first major new HIV vaccine trial in seven years has begun. Will it work?HIV needs a vaccine; this much we know. Tremendous strides have been made in global HIV response with testing, treatment,...
Will President Donald Trump eliminate access to healthcare for some of the poorest women on the planet?One of the first foreign policy moves of President elect Donald Trump may be to eliminate access to healthcare for...
Air Pollution is Probably Much More Dangerous Than You Think. Especially for KidsAir pollution is deadly. It doesn’t generally cause deaths directly. Instead, it’s an exacerbating factor, contributing to lung diseases like...
