This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of malaria cases rose in many countries in 2016, suggesting that progress has halted in the global fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new Wellcome-funded study has shown that avatar therapy may help to reduce auditory hallucinations in people with schizophrenia when used alongside other treatments. The study is the first large-scale…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 1 million children died of pneumonia in 2015. Why do so many children around the world still lose their lives to this disease? You often hear people describe an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Leaders in the Asia Pacific have committed to ending malaria in the region by 2030. To achieve this goal, countries will need to mobilize additional resources while maximizing the impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Parkinson’s is a progressive degenerative brain disorder which is currently incurable. Previous research in patients with early-onset Parkinson’s has identified mutations in a gene which encodes for an enzyme called…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By 2030, the world aims to have reduced premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases by one third. Diabetes is one such NCD that, according to the World Health Organization, has been steadily increasing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Does a 250-pound male linebacker need the same flu vaccine as a 120-pound female dancer? Probably not. Biomedical research has established that factors such as gender, age and body composition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 5 billion people across the world lack access to safe and affordable surgical care. This burden is felt most acutely in low- and middle-income countries where — among many health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I recently met Ankitkumar, an 8-year-old schoolboy from Bihar, India, who 3 years ago developed discoloration on his skin, which was mildly anesthetic. Little known to the medical staff who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Nepal, an estimated 56,000 people are burned seriously each year—yet only about 1,000 receive proper treatment. Through the lens of Rojita Adhikari, the photographer who accompanied journalist Joanne Silberner to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1997, while walking through the San Francisco airport, Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney happened upon a newspaper story describing the financial struggles of the East Meets West Foundation, a California-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Polio is an infectious disease, contracted predominantly by children, that can lead to the permanent paralysis of various body parts and can ultimately cause death by immobilizing the patient’s breathing…