How gender and sex shape disease
New research exposes why health systems should tailor responses to the needs of men and women starting at a young age.
COVID-era learning loss tied to food insecurity
New data points to food security as a predicator of academic success during the pandemic.
Vaccine confidence after COVID-19
How the pandemic has shifted levels of trust: An interview with IHME's Ali Mokdad.
Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning when disasters hit
As extreme weather events and disasters increase amid climate change, here are ways to stop needless deaths.
Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it
Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally. It afflicts more people worldwide than low back pain or diabetes – or even anxiety and depression combined.
Espoir pour une condition négligée (Hope for a neglected condition)
Une interview avec un organisatrice et une activiste née avec la maladie de la drépanocytose en RDC, ainsi qu'un expert médical de premier plan. Traduit de l'article original publié dans Think Global Health.
Examining the diversity of the rural United States
How rural health varies by racial and ethnic population.
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and white women.
Millions across the world live with low back pain, but addressing major risk factors like smoking, obesity and workplace ergonomics could curb the trend, research shows
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, with over 600 million people living with the condition.
Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds
The number of people living with diabetes worldwide is on pace to more than double in the next three decades, for a total of 1.3 billion people by 2050. That is one of the key findings from our study on the global burden of diabetes recently published in The Lancet.