Noncommunicable Diseases
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The Last Mile of Nutrition
Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets
U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again
A 200-year-old charity is tapping modern technology to help Sri Lanka weather a silent health crisis
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
Obstacles to Healing Asthma
The link between disparities in housing, access to care, and respiratory health among Black Americans
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
Cancer Doesn't Stop For You, Millennial
So don't skip out on your annual wellness exam, a young cancer survivor warns
Putting Vision Loss and Aging into Focus
Addressing high blood sugar can reduce vision loss in older adults