Malnutrition

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Gaza's Health Toll in Numbers

With more than 800 attacks on health-care facilities, Gaza is facing increased levels of diseases and malnutrition

Why Some Children Relapse From Severe Acute Malnutrition

A new pediatric study answers why and how often relapse occurs with the deadliest form of malnutrition

Food

Giving a Boost to School Lunches in India

Supplementing school lunches with iron-fortified salt can help reduce anemia in kids

Food

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India

Poverty

The Cleft Palate-Malnutrition Connection

During food crises, children with cleft lip and cleft palate are the most vulnerable of the vulnerable

Food

How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

Southeast Asia is harnessing technology to equip parents with better information about childhood nutrition

Food

What are Microbiomes and Probiotics?

The first in a series on bacteria in the gut and their potential for improving health and addressing malnutrition