global health

Happier First-Time Parents Are More Likely to Have More Children

By Tanya Basu

What Sweetened Beverages Do People Around the World Prefer?

By Tanya Basu

This Is How Nigeria Beat Polio

By Jeffrey Kluger

Here's How Much More Money Is Needed to Improve Global Health

By Alice Park
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South Korea Authorizes Prison Time for MERS Patients Who Break Quarantine

The country is in the midst of the worst outbreak ever seen outside of Saudi Arabia

By Eric Dodds

How the Gates Foundation Aims to Cut Childhood Mortality in Half

A new grant will go straight after a leading killer of kids under five: undernutrition

By Jeffrey Kluger

Bill Gates Says This Is Humanity's Biggest Threat

He says it could kill tens of millions

By Kevin McSpadden

Man Dies of Rare Lassa Fever in New Jersey

He had recently returned from traveling in Liberia

By Charlotte Alter

WHO Acknowledges Failings of Ebola Response

“Our current systems ... simply have not coped”

By Kevin McSpadden

Swine Flu Outbreak Kills 700 in India

A total of 11,000 people have been infected

By Sarah Begley

Lung Cancer Now Leading Cancer Killer for Women in Developed Countries

The lingering effects of the tobacco epidemic are partly driving the shift

By Justin Worland

9 Out of 10 Chinese Cities Fail Pollution Test

Only eight of 74 cities monitored met national standards

By Justin Worland

This Species Is Close to Extinction and That's a Good Thing

The disappearance would mark the scouring of a disease from the face of the earth

By World Science Festival

What the Gates Foundation Has Achieved, 15 Years On

Much has been done over the foundation's first decade and a half — with more still to do

By Jeffrey Kluger

How To Stop Chikungunya

The mosquito-borne disease chikungunya infected more than one million people in 2014 (including actress Lindsay Lohan), and is continuing to spread across the globe. But a new study from scientists at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Most of the World Is Living Longer

Southern sub-Saharan Africa was the only region worldwide to have a decline in life expectancy

By Justin Worland

The 10 Healthiest and 10 Least-Healthy States

Here are the states that are doing it right—and those in real need of a checkup

By Health.com

The 20 Best and Worst Health News Stories of 2014

Wins, fails, and sensational headlines in medicine and public health

By Health.com

Chronic Diseases Are Devastating Poor Countries, Report Says

International aid in the developing world is overwhelmingly focused on infectious diseases like AIDS and malaria, but chronic diseases are the biggest killers.

By Noah Rayman

These Mammals Are Hit Hard By Climate Change

Research suggests that smaller mammals may weather climate change better than bigger ones

By World Science Festival
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