This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people inspire me. Their voices on honesty, hope, and belief in the future challenge me to be a better advocate and leader to ensure the advancement of arts education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The yearly flu vaccine is our best bet at preventing the flu, but it doesn’t work for everyone. A new collaborative study has pinpointed a signature of nine genes that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Diabetes is a major health problem and the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It seems like a major part of keeping kids healthy these days is managing their microbial exposure. On the one hand, we’re told that letting our kids get dirty and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cheer up: Despite the gloom, the world truly is becoming a better place. Indeed, 2017 is likely to be the best year in the history of humanity. To explain why,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even under optimistic scenarios, incidences of poverty, maternal mortality, child mortality, child underdevelopment, HIV infection, and tuberculosis will exceed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets in 2030, according to a report released…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The G20 is likely to issue a call to action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) this weekend. AMR is a threat to public health, and increasingly will retard economies. It is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zika-carrying mosquitoes haven’t shown up in California yet. But Aedes aegypti–an aggressive, non-native species of mosquito that is known to carry the Zika virus, along with dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tiffany O’Keefe will tell you that her life is pretty normal — at least as normal as it can be with three teenagers at home. For this Washington elementary-school teacher,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Give2Asia, we have a network of over 2,000 nonprofit organizations across 25 countries in Asia that we have vetted and or partnered with. In the past decade, our experience…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Malaria is both preventable and treatable, at astonishingly low cost. That’s why it’s a global tragedy to see hundreds of thousands of people dying from this disease every year. Still,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Elliot Sanchez will never forget the powerful storm. Before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, he threw a bag of clothes into his car and left. When he returned a few…