Despite medical advances, new health threats and challenges are on the horizon.
Noncommunicable Diseases and How They Are Measured
How to track and understand the world’s leading causes of death.
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The Changing Response to AIDS
The HIV/AIDS crisis was neglected at first, but then it became a priority.
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How Health Care Works Around the World
Quality care improves global health, but systems vary greatly.
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How Global Heath Affects You
Public health threats can affect any individual, community, or country.
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How Fast Can An Outbreak Be Detected
Uganda provides a model for how to keep outbreaks limited so they do not become epidemics.
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E-cigarettes: Where Do We Stand?
Science and policy don’t always agree on the effects of e-cigarettes.
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America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic
Black gay and bisexual men in the United States have a higher HIV rate than in any other country.
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Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care
People in the United States use about the same amount of healthcare as their peers in wealthy countries, but they pay a lot more for it.
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The Changing Demographics of Global Health
Population growth and aging are fueling a spectacular rise in NCDs in poor countries that are ill-prepared to handle them.
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The Emerging Crisis: Noncommunicable Diseases
NCDs are now the leading cause of death and disability in developing countries.
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How the SDGs Will Transform Global Health Governance
The Sustainable Development Goals have redefined global health priorities.
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