Noncommunicable Diseases
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India's Call for Action on Noncommunicable Diseases
Noncommunicable diseases cause the majority of deaths in India, but public health responses fall short
Confronting Big Alcohol's Sponsorship of Pride Parades
This Pride season, it is essential to begin considering the health impacts of Big Alcohol's sponsorship of parades
Haiti's Epidemic of Early-Onset Heart Disease
A new study finds cardiovascular disease rates in Haiti are at least three times greater than among Black Americans
Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home
Rapidly developing countries critically need clean household energy
Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Disease Don’t Stop for War
During humanitarian crises, chronic diseases become more complicated
A Lifelong Struggle With Sickle Cell Disease
The most common inherited disease worldwide is often ignored by health-care providers and policymakers
Noncommunicable Diseases and Foreign Policy on Global Health
The pandemic and climate change will deepen foreign policy disinterest in NCDs
Antibiotic Resistance is a Smoldering Crisis
More than 1.2 million people across the globe died of antibiotic resistant superbugs in 2019
Putting Vision Loss and Aging into Focus
Addressing high blood sugar can reduce vision loss in older adults
Kenya's Greatest Sickle Cell Disease Advocate
Lea Kilenga Masamo is destigmatizing a rare genetic condition to improve care for forgotten patients
Tackling the World’s Most Vexing Diseases Through Data
A call to re-shape the way policymakers make health decisions by getting the most cost-effective priorities straight
Expanding Health-Care Access in Times of Coronavirus
Health and wellness centers have expanded access to primary health-care services in Punjab, India—even in the pandemic
The Growing Cancer Threat in Africa
Cancer mortality is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, where the needed health care infrastructure is still lacking