there is still an overall projected decrease in the global burden of disease per capita of 19% from 2002 to 2030. The proportional contribution of the three major cause groups to the total disease ...

A diet deficient in calcium was considered the highest risk factor, linked to approximately one in five deaths from colon ...

Much attention has rightly been placed on how to fill the World Health Organization’s funding gap if and when the US ...

The research surveyed the health outcomes of 183 WHO member nations, and found that “the U.S. stood out with the largest ...

Heart disease remains the top global killer. Learn about its impact on health, key risk factors, and approaches to prevention ...

Rampant misinformation linking autism to vaccination has circulated for decades. The latest iteration spreading online ...

From 1990 to 2019, global lung cancer mortality rates related to tobacco have gone down, whereas rates related to ambient ...

The following is a summary of “Combatting Salmonella: a focus on antimicrobial resistance and the need for effective ...

Communicable diseases were the leading cause of death in Kenya in 2023, knocking off non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from the top spot in a historic shift, a fresh report by the Kenya National Bureau ...

Globally, the burden of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was found to be greater among men than women, as well as among ...