This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We recently published a new article, “Change of pace: Accelerations and advances during the Millennium Development Goal era,” in the academic journal World Development. The paper assesses a cross section of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prescription opioids have become the nation’s drug scourge. The idea that mere willpower can fight this public health emergency is not only outdated, it’s scientifically misguided. For many people, opioids are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zero discrimination is more than a slogan. It is essential for achieving universal health coverage. According to WHO and the World Bank, half the world still lacks access to essential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My medical team leader is on an extended break, there isn’t anybody else to write the important Monthly Medical Report (MMR), and as the last Mental Health Activities Manager (MHAM)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. These diseases of poverty strike the most marginalized populations and strain to attract the resources, funding, and attention of a world that is saturated by increasingly convoluted problems. Gaining visibility for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More babies are dying each year in West and Central Africa even as child health improves overall, aid agencies said, calling the region’s newborn death rate a “hidden tragedy.” One…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One hundred years ago, a novel pandemic influenza virus spread rapidly around the world. It killed about 1 to 2 percent of the human population, primarily young and often healthy adults. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The launch of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2016 introduced a new era for the global health and development community. The new goals, which apply to all countries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who don’t go to college are getting sicker and dying younger. That’s the reality playing out in a region of southeastern Missouri known as the Bootheel, one of many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Twenty-five years is a long time in science. In the world of HIV research, 25 years have transformed our understanding of the virus. We now have antiretroviral drugs that stop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It had already been an exceptional fire season across the American West by the time Montana’s Rice Ridge fire began. It began in July 2017 as many western wildfires do,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Agri-Mark Inc., a dairy cooperative with about 1,000 members, saw three farmers take their own lives in the past three years. The most recent was last month. It’s a very…