Lesser Known Apocalypses – the crisis of antibacterial resistanceSometimes there are so many frightening things going on in the world that the quiet apocalypses go undiscussed. One of...
Map of the Day: Where Tuberculosis KillsThe World Health Organization today released new global data on Tuberculosis. The biggest takeaway: TB has now ranks along side...
Getting Cancer on the Global Health AgendaEd note. This is a guest post from Dr. Dr. Anees B. Chagpar, Associate Professor of Surgery at Yale University, the...
My Wife Gave Birth to Our Son in the Passenger Seat of our Old Car, Which Taught Me a lot About Global HealthThis is a wild story. It ends well. Two weeks ago my wife went into labor with our second child....
5 Big Stories that Will Drive the Agenda During UN WeekUN Week is nearly here! From the Pope, to Putin, to Peacekeeping, here are the big stories that will drive...
The World-Historic News Today that You May Have MissedThis is a big deal. In a hot-off-the-presses report, UNICEF and the World Health Organization announced today that malaria death...
The Worm Wars!“Worm Wars” is shorthand for an ongoing scientific debate about the efficacy of de-worming programs; that is, programs supported by...
The Former US AIDS Chief is now a Top UN TB Official. He’s Come Back to Washington With a MessageThe ongoing Ebola crisis continues to grab headlines ranging from celebrating the victories of a unified global response, to condemning the...
U.S. House Committee Passes Measure That Would Gut UN Peacekeeping, Humanitarian ReliefThe Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives passed a budget that would gut US contributions to key functions of...