This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Stephen Anderson, the World Food Programme…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Could a prostate cancer drug save lives from the deadly radiation of a nuclear blast? That’s an open question now thanks to the results of a new study using a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Tulane University proposal to establish a comprehensive system of infectious disease response, from early detection to the development of new treatments, has been named a “Best Bet” by one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public health officials recently testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that the opioid crisis is getting worse, not better. In contrast, the U.S. has enjoyed much success…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The opioid crisis in the United States has become so widespread and deep-reaching that virtually every community in the nation has felt its effects. Enough opioids are prescribed in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent announcement that WHO has prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid offers a major boost to prevention efforts against a disease that causes 11–20 million cases annually and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After a rocky start, the $108 million Global Health Investment Fund has made its 10th investment, leading a $10 million financing for Vienna-based Themis Bioscience, which has made good progress…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After rapid decreases in the burden of disease in the developing world since 2000, funding for global health treatment and research has plateaued or is in decline. Meanwhile, the World…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By any metric, opioid-related overdoses in the United States have reached epidemic proportions. Many intertwined causes have led to this crisis, from reduced access to substance-abuse treatment, to increased unemployment spurring use of prescription opioids, to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time in its annual survey of rural America, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that mortality rates of working-age adults are on the rise because of opioid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What’s better than two trusted philanthropic names coming together to raise $1 million for breast cancer patients in need? On Jan. 3, 2017, Charlie and Mary Beth O’Reilly made a $500,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite being listed as one of the top ten most debilitating illnesses by the World Health Organization (WHO), the physical cause of OCD is unclear. This lack of understanding has…