This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One type of bacterial community is the biofilm where bacteria cluster together in large groups and produce a sticky, protective slime to coat them and help them stay together and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To start with, a recent review of the academic literature on the subject finds a mixed bag, but with the strongest link between coverage and health outcomes in cases where health insurance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2017 was an eventful year for global health. This year saw historic progress in the fight to end infectious diseases, bolstered by fresh leadership of global health organizations. It also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just before the year ended, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced another set of officials to join his leadership team; nearly all of them women. The list of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The percentage of American philanthropy funding that goes toward aging programs is less than two percent. Grantmakers In Aging wants to remedy that. The organization — which began 35 years…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Children’s Health Insurance Program was created 20 years ago to address the high number of uninsured low-income children. Though it has given children coverage, CHIP has significant room to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Obamacare experiment has left consumers with fewer health insurance options, narrower provider networks, and higher premiums. United Healthcare and Aetna – two of the nation’s largest insurers – have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an ambitious effort to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as set out by the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations has adopted a strategy that focuses on fast-tracking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I’d sit at my desk and not be able to stop the tears rolling down my face. “A few people said, ‘Are you all right, do you need to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The chemistry behind social behaviour in animals, including the bond between people and dogs – and the lack of one between humans and wolves – could help scientists identify new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the United Nations Population Fund, the lead U.N. agency addressing gender-based violence in humanitarian settings, there are “horrific” accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Six years ago Elke Haenisch, now 70, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rapidly progressive incurable disease which attacks the body’s motor neurons which control movement until the…